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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...
2 lis 2023 · To lower costs and improve billing for patients who need ground ambulance services, federal lawmakers should ban surprise bills, limit patient cost-sharing and make bills easier to understand,...
6 wrz 2024 · The report outlines comprehensive recommendations aimed at preventing out-of-network ground ambulance balance billing and ensuring fair, transparent payment processes for both patients and...
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. Committee Status - Currently Inactive
9 lis 2023 · A panel of government advisers finally has endorsed ideas for Congress to solve the particularly thorny problem of surprise ambulance bills, including a cap on how much patients would have to...
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.
12 wrz 2024 · Congress decided to exclude ambulance rides from the landmark 2020 surprise medical billing legislation and instead charged an advisory committee with recommending a policy fix specific to the ambulance industry.
