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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...
ICYMI: Experts Explain Why The “No Surprises Act” Will Protect Patients
This month, Katie Keith of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms and Patricia Kelmar of U.S. PIRG participated in a virtual satellite and radio media tour across the United States, providing insights on why the No Surprises Act is essential...
ICYMI: Bipartisan leaders Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Foxx continue championing the No Surprises Act
Representatives Scott and Foxx published an opinion piece highlighting the broad support that led to passage of the No Surprises Act, lowering health care costs for patients and protecting families from unfair billing practices. According to the bipartisan lawmakers,...
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing Celebrates 100 Days of Patient Protections from Surprise Bills
To mark 100 days since the No Surprise Act took effect, almost 70 organizations urged the tri-agencies to stand firm in their support of essential patient safeguards as several lawsuits threaten to weaken the regulations of the law. The No Surprises Act instituted...
ICYMI: Patient Protections and the No Surprises Act: The Path Forward
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing hosted a policymaker briefing to discuss the patient protections enacted in the No Surprises Act and the six lawsuits filed to weaken the regulations and legislation. Moderated by Katie Keith, panelists Loren Adler, Katie...
ICYMI: Ten Employer Groups Call for Full Implementation of the No Surprises Act by the Biden Administration
Following the recent decision in Texas Medical Association v. HHS, ten employer groups came together in a letter to the Biden Administration, explaining the impact of the decision on employers, purchasers, and families and highlighting their continued support for full...
ICYMI: Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing Calls on Biden Administration to Protect Patients Through Full Implementation of the No Surprises Act
In a new letter to the Biden Administration, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing expressed their strong support for the No Surprises Act, underscoring the importance of full implementation of the law to prioritize patients over profits. In the letter, the...
Lawmakers, Leading Consumer Organizations, Employer Groups, Policy Experts, and Health Insurance Providers React to Recent Ruling in Texas Medical Association v. the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Last week, a federal judge in Texas overturned a key component of the No Surprises Act, striking part of the regulations that govern how much health insurance providers will pay doctors once the patient is taken out of the middle. The lawsuit, one of six filed by...
CASMB Statement on TMA v. HHS Surprise Billing Litigation
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement following a decision rendered in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas Medical Association v. the United States Department of Health and Human...
WSJ & STAT: Private-Equity Firms Continue to Exert Power in the Health Care System
The protections for American patients and families recently implemented through the No Surprises Act will be more important than ever going forward, particularly as private-equity firms and out-of-network providers try to undo essential patient safeguards to shield their own profits by fighting the protections in the courts.