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Private Equity is Pushing Arbitration for a Simple Reason: It Leads to Higher Prices
How Arbitration For Surprise Medical Bills Leads To Runaway Costs & Higher Premiums By: Avik Roy Read the full story at Forbes. Congress is making progress on surprise medical bills in the emergency room, a problem that is affecting a growing number of patients....
The Choice Facing Congress: Protect Private Equity, or Protect Patients
There’s no way around it: if Congress gives up on ending surprise medical billing, they’re choosing private equity firms over patients. For private equity-backed physician staffing firms, surprise medical bills aren’t an accident—they’re a key element of the business...
Coalition Statement on New CBO Score for H.R. 2328
September 19 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimates on the cost associated with an arbitration proposal included in H.R. 2328 – Reauthorizing and Extending America’s Community Health Act, the Coalition Against...
Why do docs and hospitals support arbitration? Hint: It’s not about protecting patients
Below is an excerpt from Axios Driving the news: 2 new government reports show how arbitration, one of the solutions being considered by Congress, works in theory and in the real world. New York created an arbitration process a few years ago, and doctors on average...
ICYMI: The 2 big health care fights coming up this fall
Below is an excerpt from Vox The 2 big health care fights coming up this fall Lawmakers return to Washington this week with, what else, health care on their minds and their agenda. In the coming weeks, there are two issues lawmakers want to address, if they can...
ICYMI: The Price Surprise Bill Ad Buys Continue
Below is an excerpt from Politico Pulse AND THE PRICEY ‘SURPRISE BILL’ AD BUYS CONTINUE — A coalition of mainly insurer and employer groups is launching today a multi-million ad buy attacking private equity groups for trying to sink “surprise” bill legislation....
ICYMI: Investors’ Deep-Pocket Push To Defend Surprise Medical Bills
Below is an excerpt from Kaiser Health News Investors’ Deep-Pocket Push To Defend Surprise Medical Bills As proposals to ban surprise medical bills move through Congress and state legislatures with rare bipartisan support, physician groups have emerged as the loudest...
ICYMI: Dueling industry groups to run surprise medical bills ads during Democratic presidential debate
Below is an excerpt from Open Secrets Dueling industry groups to run surprise medical bills ads during Democratic presidential debate As patients get slapped with unexpected pricey bills for medical services provided by out-of-network physicians, Congress is...
ICYMI: Fix Surprise Billing and Make Health Care More Affordable
Below is an excerpt from a Morning Consult Op-Ed by D. Taylor and James Gelfand Employers provide health benefits to over 181 million Americans who overwhelmingly like and want to keep this coverage. We recognize, however, that rising prices – particularly...
ICYMI: Hospitals’ Dog In The Surprise Billing Fight
Below is an excerpt from Axios Hospitals’ Dog In The Surprise Billing Fight Although the surprise billing debate is often framed as a battle between insurers and doctors, hospitals also have a huge financial stake in the issue and are fighting tooth and nail to make...