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In the second installment of our blog series, we are providing insights into eight provider-driven lawsuits that seek to dismantle the essential patient protections included in the No Surprises Act. A recent blog in Health Affairs by Katie Keith, Director of the...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...