Cassidy Says Surprise Billing Legislation To Come In March

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said that he plans to release final surprise billing legislation in March together with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and that his bipartisan working group is seeking a middle ground between plans and insurers on payment rates. Cassidy and his working group have spent several months working on legislation that would curb surprise medical billing, but the process has been held up by infighting between hospitals and issuers. Insurers want Congress to set a low benchmark rate...