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No Surprise, Congress Focuses on Surprise Billing and Network Matching, Benchmarking Remain Major Sticking Points to Surprise Billing Solutions

July 8, 2019

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Health Care Legislative & Public Policy groups compare three bills Congress may consider to solve the problem, all with their own solutions.

  • Criticism from all sides of the political spectrum
  • The White House takes a position
  • Legislative action in Congress

As political pressure to address health care costs continues to rise, Congress has increased its focus and attention on unexpected charges from out-of-network (OON) providers, or what has become known as “surprise” medical bills.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/no-surprise-congress-focuses-on-32534/

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