Politico December 19, 2021
Megan Wilson

The outcome could swing billions of dollars in payments, influence how doctors and hospitals negotiate prices with insurers and possibly affect premiums for millions of Americans.

A year after Congress came up with a fix for surprise medical bills, health insurers, hospitals and doctors are still spending millions to tailor the fine print in their favor.

The aggressive campaign by health insurers, hospitals, doctors and big employers to influence how the Biden administration interprets the law is playing out through ad campaigns, lobbying efforts and in the courts, amid accusations that each side is profiting from a broken health system.

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, HIPAA, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Regulations
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