Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2019
A House Ways and Means health subcommittee meeting shed light on disagreements among industry stakeholders regarding a legislative remedy for surprise medical bills, according to NPR.
Five takeaways:
1. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., ranking member of the subcommittee, said in his opening remarks: “I’m disappointed that all participants that are going to be here from critical sectors of our economy could not come to find a way to work together to protect patients from these huge surprise bills.”
2. Providers and insurers blamed each other as they testified during the hearing, according to NPR.
3. Insurance groups such as the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association have expressed support for establishing a payment benchmark for out-of-network clinicians, such as emergency room...
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