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29 lip 2024 · Yet that law, passed by Congress in late 2020, doesn't address ground ambulances, an industry in which so-called balance billing — in which patients are charged the difference between the...
13 lut 2023 · In a cruel twist, ground ambulances were excluded from the federal law that banned most types of surprise medical bills starting in 2022 — even though roughly 85% of all emergency ambulance...
15 lut 2024 · The committee proposed recommendations for Congress that would protect consumers from surprise bills for emergency ground ambulance services, including interfacility transports. The committee also approved payment standards for providers delivering out-of-network services.
26 wrz 2024 · Congress must decide whether and how to use the GAPB committee’s recommendations to extend federal ground ambulance billing protections to all private coverage enrollees nationwide.
The Committee held three public meetings between May 2 and November 1, 2023, and its charter was renewed on November 16, 2023. The Committee issued its Report to the Secretaries containing Recommendations on preventing balance billing for ground ambulance services and protecting consumers on August 28, 2024.
14 sty 2021 · Health insurance requirements regarding surprise medical billing (Sec. 102) This section outlines health plan requirements with respect to coverage of out-of- network emergency services and certain non-emergency services performed by out-of-
10 wrz 2021 · The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 prevents states from regulating prices charged by air carriers (which includes air ambulance transport). The No Surprises Act, a component of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, addresses surprise air ambulance bills, effective January 1, 2022.
