Health Care Policy

First Rule Issued for the No Surprises Act

Health Care Policy, Surprise Bills / Donna / July 17, 2021 / Emergency Room Visits, No Surprises Act, Out-of-Network

In my February post I summarized the No Surprises Act that is going into effect January 2022. The Act’s main objective is to protect patients from huge surprise bills for certain out-of-network charges. Patients will only have to pay in-network rates for covered out-of-network charges. I said I would update you as significant milestones […]

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What’s on Biden’s Health Care Agenda?

Health Care Policy / Donna / April 24, 2021 / Policy Agenda

There has been a lot of speculation about what Joe Biden’s administration will do to improve health care in this country. The lofty campaign promises always hit the harsh wall of reality once a candidate is in office. In this case “reality” includes industry lobbying and political tug-of-wars in Washington D.C. Speculation is heating up

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