House Committees Stuck At Impasse On Surprise Billing

The two House committees considering surprise billing legislation did not make progress over the holiday break and are stuck on opposite ends of the issue. House Ways & Means Committee ranking Republican Kevin Brady (R-TX) told reporters that a bill with benchmark pay rates will not get to the president’s desk, but Brady has not taken up that issue with the Energy & Commerce Committee, which has proposed such a policy. Brady said he and Ways & Means Chair Richard...