Funding/COVID relief bill signed into law
Surprise Medical Billing | Dec. 28, 2020
After nearly a week of threats to veto the $2.3 trillion omnibus/relief bill, President Trump signed it into law.
Surprise medical bill “fix” to be added to year-end spending bill
Surprise Medical Billing | Dec. 20, 2020
Federal government funding runs out at midnight tonight, and is unclear whether the House and the Senate can act on a catch-all funding measure as well as pandemic relief.
Raising Our Voice to Lower Healthcare Costs
Surprise Medical Billing | Aug. 14, 2019
August 15, 2019 The Council joined over 60 other employer groups on a letter to all Members of Congress urging them to pass the Lower Health Care Costs Act, which
Senate HELP Committee Updates Bill Text on Lower Health Care Costs Act
Surprise Medical Billing | Jul. 17, 2019
July 18, 2019 The Council recently expressed strong support for the Lower Health Care Costs Act, which confronts some of the biggest obstacles to bringing costs down in the healthcare
Surprise Billing and Industry Transparency
Surprise Medical Billing | Jul. 17, 2019
July 18, 2019 The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health recently marked up and voted in favor of drug transparency and surprise billing legislation. No Surprises Act (H.R.
Healthcare Reform: Legislation Trackers
Surprise Medical Billing | Jun. 20, 2019
June 20, 2019 Our legal team at Steptoe & Johnson tracks healthcare reform bills in the 116th Congress. These documents are updated as of June 14. Federal Healthcare Reform Tracker.
Senate HELP Committee Healthcare Cost Containment Package: What you Need to Know
Surprise Medical Billing | Jun. 20, 2019
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,
Government Affairs Roundup: The Latest on Healthcare Policy
Surprise Medical Billing | May. 16, 2019
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
How We’re Fighting Surprise Medical Billing
Surprise Medical Billing | Apr. 18, 2019
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
What We’re Watching on Capitol Hill
Surprise Medical Billing | Mar. 21, 2019
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