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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Axios: America’s Biggest Hospitals v. Their Patients
By Tina Reed Some of the hospitals with the highest revenue in the country also have some of the highest prices. Why it matters: Hospitals each determine their own charges, or list prices. While few patients ever pay those prices due to negotiated insurance rates,...
Coalition Statement on Confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Priorities for Implementation of the No Surprises Act
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement following confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “We applaud the confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure...
Virtual Briefing (May 25): Implementing the No Surprises Act – Protecting Patients & Reducing Health Care Costs
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