The Solution
The No Surprises Act has already made a major difference—preventing more than one million surprise bills each month from health care facilities, providers, and air ambulances. But this progress is at risk. Ongoing lawsuits and loopholes have opened the door for some providers and middlemen to exploit the system, driving up costs and undermining the law’s intent. To preserve the full benefits of the No Surprises Act, policymakers must keep patients at the center—maintaining strong protections, ensuring a fair and transparent process, and closing gaps that allow bad actors to abuse the system. By doing so, we can lower health care costs and uphold the law’s promise of affordability and security for patients and families.
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Latest News
ICYMI: New Law Protects Americans from 9 Million Surprise Medical Bills
This week, AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) released new data, building upon previous survey analysis, highlighting how the No Surprises Act (NSA) has protected millions of Americans from receiving surprise medical bills. In the first 9 months...
ICYMI: Private Equity Investments in Health Care
A recent video from Kaiser Health News provides a helpful explanation of private equity and its role in health care. Over the last 10 years, private equity has expanded its reach into hospitals and physician practices, as detailed in the video. Unfortunately, these...
ICYMI: Lawsuits Continue to Target the No Surprises Act
In repeated efforts to weaken provisions of the No Surprises Act, certain provider groups are joining forces to support the most recent Texas Medical Association lawsuit that, if successful, is likely to result in higher health care costs for consumers. As too many...