Healthcare DIVE August 28, 2024
The advocacy group comprised of physician firms like TeamHealth and Envision has issued the provider industry’s latest salvo against insurers over surprise billing.
A provider lobby is catalogueing the ways insurers are allegedly taking advantage of federal legislation preventing surprise bills in the latest industry salvo over the implementation of the No Surprises Act.
Americans for Fair Health Care, an advocacy group for providers around surprise billing issues, published a report surveying more than 30,000 physicians about their experiences dealing with insurers last year.
AFHC found a number of concerning statistics, including insurers failing to honor payment determinations or delaying reimbursement and stretching out the negotiation process, essentially requiring providers to float them revenue in the meantime.
Insurers are also...