A newly-formed coalition led by America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is throwing its weight behind “common-sense reforms” that address surprise medical bills, FierceHealthcare reports.
Rate setting and safety nets for care received out of network, the coalition suggests, could save some $25 billion over the next decade.
“By establishing patient safeguards for emergency care and the federal benchmark for rates, doctors and health insurance providers avoid the costly, bureaucratic arbitration processes that drive up premiums and increase costs for taxpayers and employers,” the group said in a statement.
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