June 20, 2019 The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released its long-awaited text on ideas to combat rising healthcare costs, which includes everything from surprise billing, cost resolution,
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released related proposed rules to improve individuals’ access to their health data and facilitate interoperability and timely
June 20, 2019 The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services released a final rule last week to expand the use of, and access to, Health Reimbursement
Surprise Medical Billing Broad bipartisan support from the Trump administration as well as Congress has created momentum around surprise medical billing. Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee
April 18, 2019 The Council has joined over 30 other employment-based trade groups to provide two letters on the issue of surprise medical billing to House leadership, and the chair
Seventy-eight percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. People need help, and it’s one thing to read about it and another to understand what that means as a day-to-day situation
March 21, 2019 One in every two individuals born today will be diagnosed with cancer—a genetic disease—at some point during their lifetime. Nick Bellanca of Wamberg Genomic Advisors breaks down
March 21, 2019 Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-WA) bill, which calls for a rapid, two-year transition onto a public health plan, is the latest effort to transition the U.S. to a
March 21, 2019 Our Government Affairs team is monitoring bills and action items that would affect the insurance industry. Here’s what we’re focusing on as of late: The “Short on
One in every two individuals born today will be diagnosed with cancer—a genetic disease—at some point during their lifetime. Nick Bellanca of Wamberg Genomic Advisors breaks down their flagship product,
