Although many lawmakers agree that patients need to be protected from surprise medical bills, there are different ways that could go and many stakeholders who have strong opinions on what the solution should be. At a hearing on Wednesday, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said that requiring hospitals to guarantee that any doctor a patient sees is in-network is the strategy he "intrinsically liked the best." But the future of any legislation is still unclear.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2x33bhp
June 19, 2019
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