Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is one thing that lawmakers in Congress agree on. But they aren't united on how to solve the problem. The path to fixing the issue just got more complicated, as two more House committees released proposals.
The path to fixing surprise medical bills got more complicated Friday, when two more House committees released proposals -- just days after President Donald Trump reiterated his call for Congress to address this issue in his State of the Union address. These new efforts join a bipartisan deal hammered out by leaders of the House Energy & Commerce and Senate Health committees in December.
The bill released Friday by House Ways & Means Committee leaders calls for insurers and providers to settle their dispute through arbitration if a 30-day negotiation period fails. It would also require that patients receive in advance of treatment an explanation of benefits, which would include a cost estimate and the network status of providers.
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