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29 lip 2024 · What the law says. The federal No Surprises Act protects people from many types of out-of-network health care bills, including unexpected charges for ER services, air ambulances and most...
The legislation contains new requirements for group health plans, health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets, providers, facilities, and air ambulance providers.
3 sty 2022 · The No Surprises Act protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from out-of-network air ambulance service providers.
12 wrz 2024 · Patients could be spared huge, unexpected bills for ambulance rides under a new plan aimed at closing a gap in the surprise billing law. Why it matters: Many Americans avoid calling 911 when they're having a medical crisis because of cost concerns.
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.
26 wrz 2024 · The Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB committee) was created as part of the No Surprises Act (NSA), a federal law that prevents surprise billing for most out-of-network emergency medical bills but does not protect against surprise bills from ground ambulance providers.
15 lut 2024 · Fourteen states have enacted ground ambulance surprise billing laws before and after the passage of the NSA — including four this year — but federal action is needed to provide comprehensive protection.
