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Analyzing Senator Hassan’s Binding Arbitration Approach To Preventing Surprise Medical Bills
Following the introduction of the “No More Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2018,” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy experts analyze what the legislation could mean for patients if signed into law.
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Analyzing New Bipartisan Federal Legislation Limiting Surprise Medical Bills
The Schaeffer Initiative researchers discuss bipartisan draft legislation that some say marks an important step forward in putting an end to surprise medical bills nationwide.
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Three Federal Actions That May Address Surprise Bills
Schaeffer Initiative researchers explain the details of each action, and discuss the merits, risks, and limitations of these reforms.Â
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Stopping Surprise Medical Bills: Federal Action is Needed
More than a dozen states have enacted various protective measures to protect patients from surprise medical bills. This post outlines why federal action is needed and recommendations on how to move forward.
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How to Get Rid of Surprise Medical Bills
It’s the last thing you want to worry about during a trip to emergency room. Yet, millions of Americans have to deal with surprise medical bills. Paul Ginsburg and his colleagues at Brookings offer solutions for how to eliminate them.
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Federal Intervention May Be Necessary to Solve Surprise Medical Billing Say Experts
Industry leaders and policy experts agree patients should be taken out of middle when it comes to surprise bills.
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Solving Surprise Medical Bills Â
Imagine you walk into a hospital for a planned procedure, for example a knee operation to be performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Before you scheduled the surgery, you did your due diligence and confirmed that the surgeon performing the procedure participated in your insurance plan, and that the hospital where you were having the surgery […]
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Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
Every year, millions of Americans are surprised to receive staggering medical bills after emergency or routine care from a provider they had no idea was outside of their insurers’ network—and often had no control in choosing. While one study in New York of large surprise bills for emergency care found that patients were billed over […]
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