Congress has been working for months to pass legislation protecting patients from surprise medical bills that arise when insured patients unknowingly receive out-of-network (OON) care, usually when receiving emergency medical...more
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A group of New Jersey lawmakers recently introduced the Patient Protection Act (A5369, S3816), which would make it more difficult for doctors to transfer or refer patients to out-of-state providers or facilities....more
Increasing uncertainty and hostility surrounding the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) have resulted in a burst of health insurance reforms at the state level. For example, Washington recently passed a law creating a public...more
In September 2018, we wrote about a draft U.S. Senate bill aimed to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the “Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act.” ...more
In a departure from the otherwise stark division across party lines when it comes to health care, a new bipartisan effort has emerged to protect consumers from “surprise medical bills” for out-of-network charges. ...more
On March 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017, which would repeal the current limited federal antitrust immunity for health insurers. The bill would amend the...more