Surprise Medical Billing
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) May 23 released the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 – bipartisan discussion draft legislation focused on reducing health care costs.
Hospitals and health systems are committed to protecting patients from surprise medical bills and support a federal legislative solution to do so, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels said today during a House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing examining the issue.
AHA testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health on Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Todd Young, R-Ind., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., today introduced legislation to address surprise medical bills.
Rick Pollack
President and CEO
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to address surprise medical bills.
President Trump today released guiding principles for addressing surprise medical bills.
The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions today held a hearing on protecting patients from surprise medical bills.
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association Statement
Before Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions
of the U.S. House of Representatives
“Examining Surprise Billing: Protecting Patients from Financial Pain"
April 2, 2019
A joint letter for the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association, American Medical Association and the Federation of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿s lto Representatives Robert Scott and Virginia Foxx regarding a proposal for surprise medical billing.