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Part 1: Understanding the No Surprises Act
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing is sharing a four-part blog series to provide a deeper analysis of everything you need to know about the No Surprises Act. The blog series will explain what surprise medical bills are, why the No Surprises Act was passed...
ICYMI: The Importance of the No Surprises Act for American Families
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing hosted a policymaker briefing this week to discuss how the No Surprises Act is already providing essential patient protections and helping to decrease costs for insured Americans and families. Moderated by Jack Hoadley,...
ICYMI: WebMD Highlights Recent Impacts of the No Surprises Act
A recent article from WebMD highlighted the AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) survey showcasing the success of the No Surprises Act in protecting patients from out-of-network surprise bills. When the No Surprises Act took effect in January 2022,...
No Surprises Act Prevents More Than 2 Million Surprise Bills Between January and February 2022
Washington, D.C. – A new survey released this week found that the landmark protections in the No Surprises Act (NSA) prevented over 2 million potential surprise medical bills in the first 2 months of 2022. Further, the survey and analysis project that should this...
ICYMI: Providers Seek to Boost Profits at the Expense of Patients
A recent blog post from U.S. PIRG provides an overview of the six [now seven!] lawsuits seeking to undermine the No Surprises Act and how even one court ruling against the legislation could result in the return of physicians sending unexpected out-of-network medical...
Survey Says: Voters Are Concerned About Lawsuits Impacting the No Surprises Act
A recent poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB) found that 79% of voters are concerned that lawsuits from physician and hospital organizations could delay or overturn the patient protections included in...
What They Are Saying: Patients Need Protections Enacted in the No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act was enacted by a bipartisan majority in Congress, signed by President Trump, and implemented by President Biden. The patient protections began on January 1, 2022, and since then American patients are celebrating that surprise bills are finally in...
ICYMI: Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing Highlights Importance of the No Surprises Act
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing is raising awareness about the importance of preserving the landmark patient protections included in the No Surprises Act, particularly as new profit-driven lawsuits threaten to weaken the law. Since the law took effect...
ICYMI: Air Ambulances Continue Targeting Patients to Boost Profits
For far too long, air ambulance companies were allowed to exploit the U.S. health care system to unfairly profit from patients who needed essential medical services. The No Surprises Act changed that, putting into place protections to ensure patients who need...
STAT: The doctor who is trying to bring back surprise billing
Despite the popularity of the No Surprises Act and bipartisan support in Congress, at least one provider wants to balance bill his patients. Today, STAT published a story detailing how Daniel Haller, a New York doctor, wants to throw out key protections in the No...