HHS Report On Surprise Billing Does Not Take Sides On Legislative Fix

By Ariel Cohen / July 29, 2020 at 4:14 PM
HHS and the White House released a report Wednesday (July 29) calling on Congress to end surprise billing but without saying whether Congress should opt for a bill that relies on arbitration or on set payment rates to settle out-of-network payments, which has been the big debate that's held up the whole process on Capitol Hill. Senior HHS officials said they would like to see a surprise billing fix in the upcoming coronavirus stimulus package, but also would be happy...


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