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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...
ICYMI: Shaheen says she ‘will not be intimidated’ by TV, mail ads opposing ban on surprise medical billing
Below is an excerpt from WMUR Shaheen says she ‘will not be intimidated’ by TV, mail ads opposing ban on surprise medical billing Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Friday she “will not be intimidated” by a secretive group airing ads on television in New Hampshire and across...
ICYMI: Health groups revealed behind dark money campaign to sink ‘surprise’ billing fix
Below is an excerpt from Politico Health groups revealed behind dark money campaign to sink 'surprise' billing fix A group calling itself Doctor Patient Unity has spent nearly $30 million on a campaign designed to kill the leading congressional legislation that would...
ICYMI: Private-Equity-Backed Firms Are Behind Ad Blitz on ‘Surprise Billing’
Below is an excerpt from the New York Times Mystery Solved: Private-Equity-Backed Firms Are Behind Ad Blitz on ‘Surprise Billing’ Early this summer, Congress appeared on its way to eradicating the large medical bills that have shocked many patients after emergency...