"A major House committee has unveiled largely provider-friendly legislation to tackle surprise medical bills.... Payers want out-of-network payments linked to a benchmark rate, but providers want a 'baseball-style' arbitration process where both parties submit an amount and an independent arbiter picks one. Ways & Means wants to use a two-step process for resolving disputes." [House Ways and Means Committee has released: [1] Discussion Draft; [2] Summary of the proposal; and [3] Section-by-section summary.]  MORE >>