STAT+: Two No Surprises Act arbitrators lose government contracts to decide payment disputes
The companies are part of a system intended to protect patients from surprise medical bills.
STAT News · Nov 5
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STAT+: The health care affordability midterms, and billing urgent care as ER
Health care affordability is a major issue for voters, and a new kind of medical clinic sticks some patients with big bills.
STAT News · Nov 2
STAT+: How a simple UTI turns into a $1,756 bill
They visited for what they thought were obvious urgent care issues — coughs, congestion, flu — and were shocked to get bills for ER care instead, totaling thousands of dollars.
STAT News · Oct 30
Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Healthcare providers and middlemen are exploiting a loophole in a 2020 law designed to shield consumers from surprise medical bills.
CBS News · Oct 7