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ICYMI: Shadowy group behind Birmingham surprise medical bill ads unmasked
Below is an excerpt from AL.com The veil has been lifted on who is behind the ubiquitous television ads in the Birmingham media market about surprise medical bills. TeamHealth and Envision Healthcare, two companies backed by private equity firms, are among the biggest...
Leading Union Group Urges Congress To Address Growing Affordability Crisis From Surprise Medical Bills, Private Equity Firms Exploiting Patients
In new letters to Senate and House leaders, UNITE HERE President D. Taylor called on Congress to protect millions of patients and families from surprise medical bills. Highlights from his letters are included below: September 11, 2019 Dear Representative: On behalf of...
Stakeholder Coalition Launches New Advertising Campaign To Show What’s “Behind The Curtain” With Surprise Medical Bills
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing, the leading national group representing employers, unions, health insurance providers and other stakeholders, launched its second multi-million dollar digital and TV advertising campaign to urge...
Policy Experts, Employers and Union Leaders Highlight Surprise Billing Pitfalls and Solutions During Capitol Hill Briefing
As Congress reconvenes to advance meaningful legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing brought together experts from across the health system to dissect the key pressure points driving this unforgiving trend,...
ICYMI: Congress is Poised to Stop Surprise Medical Billing. Now a Shady Interest Group is Trying to Tank It
Below is an excerpt from The Daily Beast Congress is Poised to Stop Surprise Medical Billing. Now a Shady Interest Group is Trying to Tank It Congress is getting close to advancing one of the few significant bipartisan reforms to the health care system still on the...
WaPo Op-Ed: It’s Time for Congress To Put An End To Abusive Tactics From Private Equity Firms On Surprise Bills
No one likes surprise medical bills. So why are there so many roadblocks in the way of actually achieving a legislative fix? Read below excerpts from Ezekiel Emanuel's op-ed in the Washington Post. You can read the full piece here. "Essentially no one in the...
ICYMI: A Massive Lobbying War Could Kill A Bipartisan Effort To End The Surprise Medical Billing Crisis
Below is an excerpt from BuzzFeed News A Massive Lobbying War Could Kill A Bipartisan Effort To End The Surprise Medical Billing Crisis WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to fix one of the most glaring market failures of the American health care system, but a...
ICYMI: Why Private Equity Firms Don’t Want A Solution to Surprise Medical Bills
"Prices Tumble For Debt Backing KKR’s $9.9bn Envision Buyout" Below is an excerpt from the Financial Times The debt backing KKR’s $9.9bn buyout last year of Envision Healthcare has tumbled in value, reflecting investor fears that greater government scrutiny of US...
ICYMI: Mystery Group Puts $13 Million Into Ads On Surprise Health Bills
"Mystery Group Puts $13 Million Into Ads On Surprise Health Bills" Below is an excerpt from Bloomberg Government A shadowy group has spent more than $13 million since July advertising in states with vulnerable senators to oppose legislation that would rein in medical...
Morning Consult: Ending Surprise Billing Protects Patients and Honesty in Health Care
Most of us take great pains to ensure in advance that the doctors and hospitals we use are in network by our insurance plan. We assume that, when we go to an in-network hospital, that everyone who sees us, from the emergency room doctor to the radiologist who reads...