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Resolving Surprise Medical Bills: Legislation Welcome But Issues Remain
Kevin A. Schulman, Arnold Milstein, and Barak D. Richman in Health Affairs Forefront Link to more items from this source
[Opinion]
July 10, 2019

"[P]olicy makers should be concerned about any solution ... in which a provider's inflated charges factor into the price that is paid. An arbitration approach leaves the charges mechanism largely in place as a starting point for the arbitration.... The proposed legislation might move the financial burden from the individual patient to the insurer, but it also increases the leverage of the providers in the negotiating process, thereby increasing the medical costs for the health plan and the premiums for all health plan members."  MORE >>

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