A “Surprise” Health Policy Legislative Victory

It was a happy surprise when, overcoming partisan divisions and interest-group lobbying, Congress enacted the No Surprises Act, which bans unfair out-of-network “balance billing.” Although this is only a modest legislative victory, key efforts by the health policy community made a real difference in...

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Published in:The Hastings Center report
Main Author: Hall, Mark A. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley 2021
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 6, Pages: 3
Further subjects:B health policy
B balance billing
B Bioethics
B No Surprises Act
B Health Insurance
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Summary:It was a happy surprise when, overcoming partisan divisions and interest-group lobbying, Congress enacted the No Surprises Act, which bans unfair out-of-network “balance billing.” Although this is only a modest legislative victory, key efforts by the health policy community made a real difference in a time of legislative gridlock.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1002/hast.1301