If you're wondering why Congress still hasn't protected consumers from surprise medical bills, ask Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas.
To break the logjam, Congress should pursue a third way, one that would eliminate surprise bills by giving patients honest information before they receive care.
Patients who try to follow insurance company rules sometimes can be hit with surprise bills through no fault of their own.
Congress should impose penalties on insurers that represent medical facilities-and medical facilities that represent themselves-as being in-network if doctors balance bill patients for services they provide at that facility.
Congress remains caught in the interest group crossfire, even as both sides continue to benefit from surprise bills at the expense of patients.
These changes, combined with greater price transparency, will both eliminate surprise bills and empower consumers to make better decisions about their medical care.
In seeking to ban surprise bills, Congress shouldn't takes sides between insurers and providers.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/30/on-surprise-medical-bills-congress-should-side-with-consumers-not-special-interests/
To break the logjam, Congress should pursue a third way, one that would eliminate surprise bills by giving patients honest information before they receive care.
Patients who try to follow insurance company rules sometimes can be hit with surprise bills through no fault of their own.
Congress should impose penalties on insurers that represent medical facilities-and medical facilities that represent themselves-as being in-network if doctors balance bill patients for services they provide at that facility.
Congress remains caught in the interest group crossfire, even as both sides continue to benefit from surprise bills at the expense of patients.
These changes, combined with greater price transparency, will both eliminate surprise bills and empower consumers to make better decisions about their medical care.
In seeking to ban surprise bills, Congress shouldn't takes sides between insurers and providers.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/30/on-surprise-medical-bills-congress-should-side-with-consumers-not-special-interests/
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