resources_category: Media Coverage

Insurers lose multiyear lobbying fight over surprise medical bills

Thu, December, 31st, 2020

The Hill: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/532156-insurers-lose-multi-year-lobbying-fight-over-surprise-medical-bills read more.

No more surprise medical bills. What will that mean for insurance premiums?

Wed, December, 30th, 2020

Marketplace: https://www.marketplace.org/2020/12/30/no-more-surprise-medical-bills-what-will-that-mean-for-insurance-premiums/ read more.

The New Surprise Billing Law Is an Imperfect Win

Tue, December, 29th, 2020

Washington Monthly: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/12/29/the-new-surprise-billing-law-is-an-imperfect-win/ read more.

‘Surprise’ medical billing banned after Richard Neal gets on board

Tue, December, 22nd, 2020

Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/22/nation/surprise-medical-billing-banned-after-richard-neal-gets-board/ read more.

Surprise Medical Billing Is Finally Coming To An End After Congress Reached A Last-Minute Deal

Tue, December, 22nd, 2020

Buzzfeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/suprise-medical-billing-banned-congress-coronavirus read more.

How the Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Helps Consumers

Tue, December, 22nd, 2020

Consumer Reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-billing/how-ban-on-surprise-medical-bills-helps-consumers/ read more.

Surprise Medical Bills Cost Americans Millions. Congress Is Finally Set to Ban Most of Them

Sun, December, 20th, 2020

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/upshot/surprise-medical-bills-congress-ban.html   read more.

Surprise billing reforms look set to be included in year-end spending bill

Fri, December, 18th, 2020

Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/18/health-202-surprise-billing-reforms-look-set-be-included-year-end-spending-bill/ read more.

Bipartisan senators urge surprise billing deal’s inclusion in year-end package

Tue, December, 15th, 2020

The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/530396-bipartisan-senators-urge-surprise-billing-deals-inclusion-in-year-end   read more.

Congress might ban surprise medical billing, and that’s a surprise.

Fri, December, 11th, 2020

The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/11/us/joe-biden-trump#congress-might-ban-surprise-medical-billing-and-thats-a-surprise read more.

Bipartisan fix for ‘surprise’ medical bills hits roadblock with powerful chairman

Tue, December, 8th, 2020

The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/529314-bipartisan-fix-for-surprise-medical-bills-hits-roadblock-with-powerful read more.

Michigan’s surprise billing legislation attracts national attention

Sun, September, 13th, 2020

MiBiz https://mibiz.com/sections/health-care/michigan-s-surprise-billing-legislation-attracts-national-attention read more.

Surprise Billing Spending Ends Amid Congressional Deadlock

Thu, July, 23rd, 2020

Bloomberg Law https://news.bloomberglaw.com/coronavirus/surprise-billing-spending-ends-amid-congressional-deadlock read more.

The Forces Fighting Congress’s Bill To End Surprise Billing Are Acting Like They’ve Already Won. They Likely Have.

Fri, July, 10th, 2020

Buzzfeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/surprise-billing-legislation-dying-in-congress   read more.

In Fine Print, HHS Seems To Have Banned Surprise Medical Bills During The Pandemic

Mon, April, 20th, 2020

NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/17/837749925/in-fine-print-hhs-seems-to-have-banned-surprise-medical-bills-during-the-pandemi read more.

Why Congress Can’t Stop Surprise Medical Bills

Tue, April, 7th, 2020

Washington Monthly https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/why-congress-cant-stop-surprise-medical-bills/ read more.

Surprise Billing Curb May Hitch Ride on Next Coronavirus Bill

Tue, March, 31st, 2020

Bloomberg Law https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/surprise-billing-curb-may-hitch-ride-on-next-coronavirus-bill read more.

What Is The Cost Of COVID-19 Treatment?

Sun, March, 29th, 2020

NPR https://www.nprillinois.org/post/what-cost-covid-19-treatment#stream/0   read more.

Creating the Price Transparency Patients Deserve

Wed, March, 25th, 2020

Health Leaders Media https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/creating-price-transparency-patients-deserve   read more.

House committees’ move surprise billing legislation ahead of May deadline

Sat, February, 15th, 2020

Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/house-committees-move-surprise-billing-legislation-ahead-may-deadline     read more.

House committee advances provider-friendly surprise billing fix

Wed, February, 12th, 2020

Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/house-committee-advances-provider-friendly-surprise-billing-fix read more.

House Looks At Surprise Billing Proposals

Mon, February, 10th, 2020

Insurance News Net https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/house-looks-at-surprise-billing-proposals#.XkW06WhKg2w read more.

House committees unveil surprise billing legislation

Fri, February, 7th, 2020

The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/overnights/482093-overnight-health-care-new-surprise-billing-legislation-released read more.

US families hit with huge surprise medical bills: What can be done.

Wed, January, 15th, 2020

Nightline https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/us-families-hit-huge-surprise-medical-bills-68321419?cid=clicksource_574_null_card_image read more.

Congress will try to score drug pricing, surprise billing wins in 2020

Fri, January, 3rd, 2020

Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/congress-will-try-score-drug-pricing-surprise-billing-wins-2020 read more.

Demand for Medical Cost Transparency Spurs Change

Mon, December, 23rd, 2019

Web MD https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/news/20191223/demand-for-medical-cost-transparency-spurs-change read more.

Welcome to the Club (That You Don’t Want to Join)

Wed, December, 18th, 2019

ABC Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-here/id1355180130?i=1000459956432 read more.

Surprising Swings In Momentum For Legislation On Surprise Medical Bills

Tue, December, 17th, 2019

Kaiser Health News https://khn.org/news/congress-compromise-legislation-on-surprise-medical-bills/ read more.

Top Dem Accused of Putting Private Equity Before Sick and Poor by Killing Effort to End ‘Devastating’ Surprise Medical Bills

Tue, December, 17th, 2019

Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/17/top-dem-accused-putting-private-equity-sick-and-poor-killing-effort-end-devastating read more.

Congress Likely to Punt Surprise Billing Legislation to 2020

Tue, December, 17th, 2019

Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/922754 read more.

Turf war derails bipartisan push on surprise medical bills

Fri, December, 13th, 2019

The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/474520-turf-war-derails-bipartisan-push-on-surprise-medical-bills read more.

Congress’s new plan to end surprise medical bills, explained

Tue, December, 10th, 2019

Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/9/21003480/stop-surprise-medical-bills-legislation read more.

Competing House surprise billing plan muddies path of White House-backed legislation

Mon, December, 9th, 2019

Healthcare Dive https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/competing-house-surprise-billing-plan-muddies-path-of-white-house-backed-le/568682/ read more.

House lawmakers may revive provider-friendly surprise billing proposal

Wed, December, 4th, 2019

Modern Health Care https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/house-lawmakers-may-revive-provider-friendly-surprise-billing-proposal read more.

Congress May Have a Cure for Surprise Medical Bills

Tue, November, 26th, 2019

Consumer Reports https://www.consumerreports.org/health-insurance/congress-may-have-cure-for-surprise-medical-bills/?fbclid=IwAR3yuJ-M24msQFEfwNL8F9LzouJKkmUlNqsa2wOsLWCnWg9aCy2Q-oTrrPo ... read more.

Crunch time for Congress on surprise medical bills

Mon, November, 25th, 2019

The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/471405-crunch-time-for-congress-on-surprise-medical-bills read more.

Groups Try To Renew Momentum On ‘Surprise’ Bill Legislation

Fri, November, 15th, 2019

Politico https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2019/11/14/new-price-transparency-rules-landing-tomorrow-782422 read more.

Poll aims to reignite federal surprise-billing debate

Thu, November, 14th, 2019

Becker's Hospital Review https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/poll-aims-to-reignite-federal-surprise-billing-debate.html read more.

Nearly half of Americans say they’ve been hit with a surprise medical bill

Thu, November, 14th, 2019

Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/13/20961663/poll-stop-surprise-medical-bills-legislation read more.

It can happen to anyone of us, an air ambulance ride costing $53,000

Thu, August, 15th, 2019

News 5 Cleveland- TV https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/investigations/diagnosis-debt/it-can-happen-to-anyone-of-us-an-air-ambulance-ride-costing-53-000 ... read more.

Politicians Tackle Surprise Bills, but Not the Biggest Source of Them: Ambulances

Mon, July, 22nd, 2019

The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/upshot/ambulance-surprise-medical-bills-law.html read more.

House Panel Strikes Deal On Surprise Billing

Thu, July, 18th, 2019

POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2019/07/18/much-loathed-cadillac-tax-is-halfway-to-repeal-688392 read more.

Surviving Surprise Medical Bills

Wed, July, 3rd, 2019

Kiplinger's Personal Finance https://www.kiplinger.com/article/insurance/T027-C000-S002-surviving-surprise-medical-bills.html?rid=SOC-email#.XVYSlDFaNsM.email ... read more.

E&C Looks into Surprise Medical Bills

Wed, June, 12th, 2019

POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2019/06/12/attempt-to-repeal-abortion-funding-ban-struck-down-651540 ... read more.

Congress Urged to Rein In Surprise ‘Out-Of-Network’ Medical Bills

Wed, June, 12th, 2019

Cox https://www.wokv.com/blog/jamie-dupree/congress-urged-rein-surprise-out-network-medical-bills/nMIwv8S6u7UWgNiazrlW9L/ read more.

Stay Up To Date

Now that the No Surprises Act protections are in effect, we continue to provide resources about the statute. See our resources tab to learn more about the new law and our efforts to keep it strong for consumers. You can also visit the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ website on the law for more information: https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

Contact the No Surprises Campaign

Jane Sheehan, Director of Federal Relations
JSheehan@familiesusa.org