House, Senate Reach Surprise Billing Agreement With Arbitration

The Senate health and House Energy & Commerce committees have reached an agreement on surprise billing legislation that includes arbitration, and they hope to attach the deal to a year-end spending bill, lawmakers announced Sunday (Dec. 8). House and Senate staffers said final details are still being ironed out and the bill text will be released soon. The Energy & Commerce surprise billing proposal previously included a benchmark payment rate and an independent dispute resolution process that would allow providers...