House Adds Arbitration Backstop To Surprise Billing Legislation

The House Energy & Commerce Committee added an arbitration backstop to its surprise billing legislation, making the House bill notably different from the Senate version, which could cause problems when the bill goes to conference. But E&C Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) said he is not concerned with the change and expects the bill to go to the House floor by the end of September. The full committee marked up the bipartisan No Surprises Act, H.R. 3630, on Wednesday (July 17)...