https://freerepublic.com/tag/surprisebilling/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:10:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3758068/posts Senate health committee leaders have introduced a bipartisan legislative package that protects patients from surprise medical bills by banning out-of-network deductibles in emergencies, establishing a benchmark for health plan-provider payment disputes and ending unexpected air ambulance expenses. The Lower Health Care Costs Act — formally introduced June 19 by Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and ranking member Patty Murray, D-Wash. — requires that patients only receive emergency healthcare charges that are counted toward their in-network deductible, according to the legislation. Under the act, insurance companies would reimburse providers based on the local median contracted commercial amount they pay... Becker's Hospital Review https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3758068/posts#comment Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:10:55 GMT