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Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another Distraction
Below is an excerpt from Health Affairs. To view the full post, click here. Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another Distraction (Nov. 19, 2019) By Hunter Kellett, Alexandra Spratt, Mark E. Miller, Arnold Ventures This summer,...
A Benchmark Is Already Working In The Largest State In The Country. California Lawmakers Want To See It Go Federal.
Three years after the passage of AB 72, California’s surprise billing law has proved that a fair, local, benchmark solution can stop surprise medical bills while improving health care affordability for hardworking families. Recently, the New York Times examined the...
New Polls Show Voters Want Congress to End Surprise Medical Billing
Two new polls from Families USA and Arnold Ventures confirm that voters want Congress to end surprise medical billing with reform that lowers healthcare costs for hardworking families. Key highlights from the Families USA poll are included below: More than 4 in 10...
Hospital sticker prices can rise faster than inflation
Below is an excerpt from Reuters. Click here to read the full story. Reuters: Hospital sticker prices can rise faster than inflation Nov. 11, 2019 By Lisa Rapaport U.S. hospitals’ sticker prices for two common sources of surprise medical bills have climbed far faster...
With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment
At a time when surprise medical bills from private equity-backed physician staffing firms are bankrupting patients, the New York Times recently highlighted how hospitals across the country are ramping up legal action against patients over medical debt. It’s one of the...
Patient Blindsided By $11,000 Surprise Medical Bill
As Congress considers proposals to address surprise medical billing, patients across the country continue to bear the brunt of this growing affordability problem. The latest example: after recovering from a double lung transplant, Tom Saputo was blindsided by an...
Coalition Welcomes 21 Employer Groups to Expanding Membership
Washington, D.C. – As a growing number of stakeholders urge congressional leaders to immediately take action to end surprise medical billing, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing welcomed 21 regional business groups to its expanding membership today. New...
New York Tried Arbitration. Health Care Costs Went Up.
As Congress pushes forward on a solution to surprise medical bills, KHN's Rachel Bluth profiled New York's arbitration model and the significant cost increases facing patients under this flawed approach. Highlights from the article - To End Surprise Medical Bills, New...
Harvard Business Review: The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices
Below is an excerpt from Harvard Business Review. Click here to read the full article. Harvard Business Review: The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices Oct. 29, 2019 By Lovisa Gustafasson, Shanoor Seervai, and David Blumenthal Private investment...
Brookings: New Data Show New Yorkers Paying Substantially More For Health Care Under Arbitration
A new report from USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy found that New York patients are still exposed to significant charges from out-of-network providers under the state's arbitration model - underscoring the harmful cost consequences if arbitration...