Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 06/26/2019

Trump Executive Order Includes Provision To Address Surprise Billing

By Ariel Cohen / June 24, 2019 at 7:59 PM
President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for wide-ranging action on price transparency , also includes a stipulation on surprise medical bills, yet provides few details. This renewed push from the White House to end surprise billing comes just two days before the Senate is scheduled to mark up its surprise billing legislation. The executive order, released on Monday (June 24), gives HHS Secretary Alex Azar 180 days to submit a report to the president on additional steps the administration could...


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