Surprise Medical Billing
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao last week named a committee to advise Congress and the departments of Health and Human Services and Transportation on issues relating to air ambulance services and patient billing.
With Congress back in town and a full slate of health care issues on its agenda, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack, Executive Vice President Tom Nickels and Senior Associate Director of Federal Relations Priscilla Ross hosted a special AHA Town Hall webcast live from the AHA’s Advocacy Day in…
Some policymakers have expressed interest in “network matching” as a solution to surprise medical bills. To date, the only proposal defining such an approach, which was ultimately rejected, was included in the discussion draft of the Senate HELP Committee’s “Lower Health Care Costs Act.”
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19 introduced the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, reduce prescription drug prices, improve transparency in health care, invest in public health and improve health information…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee in July passed legislation, The No Surprises Act (H.R. 2328), to prevent surprise medical bills.
AHA Ask: Policymakers should focus on assisting rural hospitals in their negotiations with payers and providing the incentives and resources needed to maintain…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the important role AHA member hospitals and health system leaders play in advocating for the field. This week, I’ll tell you exactly what we’re advocating for when Congress returns in September … and how you can help.
A California law that limits the size of bills from out-of-network physicians for care delivered in hospitals has changed the negotiation dynamics between hospital-based physicians and payers.
The Wyoming Department of Health plans to submit a waiver application that would expand Medicaid coverage to all Wyoming residents for air ambulance transportation.
Leaders urged Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to promptly appoint and convene an advisory committee to advise Congress and the departments of HHS and Transportation on protecting consumers from balance billing for air ambulance transports.