Trump’s Surprise Billing Executive Order Doesn’t Shake Up Status-Quo

The president is directing the HHS secretary to end surprise medical billing by executive fiat if Congress does not pass legislation to fix the problem by year’s end. However, the executive order issued by the White House Thursday (Sept. 24) neither describes what the president considers sufficient legislation nor dictates the policies the HHS secretary should take. Health care industry lobbyists were bracing for an executive order that would immediately end surprise medical billing by tying out-of-network charges to Medicare...