Rel 24.4 Event

The hospital and health system field strongly supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills. The AHA is pleased to present an afternoon of review and analysis of Congress rejected approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far beyond the scope of surprise medical bills and impact access to hospital care. We also applaud Congress for rejecting attempts to base rates on public payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, which historically pay far less than the cost of delivering care. We believe this legislation is an important step forward in protecting patients.