Surprise Medical Billing
A number of important legislative and regulatory issues are pending for hospitals and health systems:
A number of important legislative and regulatory issues are pending for hospitals and health systems.
A comparison of the major surprise billing legislation pending before congress.
The National Governors Association yesterday issued a report on state strategies to protect consumers from surprise medical bills.
The ERISA Industry Committee has withdrawn its support for legislation approved yesterday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to address surprise medical bills after an amendment was approved to add an arbitration process for certain payment disputes between providers and health plans.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved legislation to address surprise medical bills and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts.
Congress should pass legislation that would protect patients from surprise medical bills; preserve the ability of providers and insurers to negotiate private contracts; and not establish a fixed payment amount for out-of-network services.
AHA Comments on Provisions of the Reauthorizing and Extending America’s Community Health (REACH) Act
AHA comments on provisions of the Reauthorizing and Extending America’s
Community Health (REACH) Act.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today passed the No Surprises Act (H.R. 3630), bipartisan legislation that would prohibit balance billing for out-of-network emergency services and certain out-of-network ancillary and post-stabilization services.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health tomorrow is scheduled to mark up 10 health-related bills, including the No Surprises Act — bipartisan legislation focused on ending surprise billing.