Here are five articles about surprise medical bills, published by Becker's Hospital Review after July 9:
1. Ground ambulances left out of federal surprise-billing proposals
Insured patients still receive unexpected out-of-pocket costs after ground ambulance rides, but the providers of these rides have been left out of federal surprise-billing proposals, according to The New York Times.
2. Where states stand on surprise-billing approaches
As federal lawmakers work on a surprise-billing fix, states have been at work as well.
3. 9 things to know about the federal surprise-billing proposals
Congress is looking at several proposals to protect patients from massive unexpected out-of-network medical bills.
4. House committee advances No Surprises Act with arbitration: 4 healthcare reactions
Reactions from hospital and physician groups were generally positive after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passedlegislation to end surprise medical bills, with the addition of third-party arbitration.
5. Patient care access, rate-setting top concerns after surprise-billing legislation advances in House
The reaction of hospital and medical groups to a House panel's July 11 markupof proposed surprise-billing legislation focused on rate-setting and care access.
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Ground ambulances left out of federal surprise-billing proposals
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