Doggett Bill Requires Hospitals Notify Patients Of Out-Of-Network Care

By Ariel Cohen / February 15, 2019 at 2:07 PM
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) reintroduced his bill requiring hospitals notify patients if the care they are receiving is out of their insurance network, joining efforts by several other Capitol Hill lawmakers to cut back on surprise billing practices. But Doggett’s bill is very different than some of the surprise billing legislation emerging in the Senate, which focuses more on payment arbitration than on hospital disclosures. Surprise out-of-network bills often occur during emergency care, when a patient may not have control...


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