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Mashup Score: 4No Surprises Act Implementation: What to Expect in 2022 - 2 year(s) ago
The “No Surprises Act,” which establishes new federal protections against most surprise out-of-network medical bills when a patient receives out-of-network services during an emergency visit or fro…
Source: KFFCategories: Latest Headlines, PulmonologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 3Suit by Doctors, Hospitals Seeks Change in How Arbitrators Settle Surprise Billing Cases - 2 year(s) ago
The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association are not arguing to halt the law that protects patients from unexpected bills from providers they didn’t know were outside their in…
Source: Kaiser Health NewsCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
#NEW: The @AmerMedicalAssn and @AHAhospitals are not arguing to halt the law that protects patients from unexpected bills from providers they didn’t know were outside their insurance network. #medicalbills #surprisebills 📝: @Julie_appleby https://t.co/J4XL6TKaqS
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Mashup Score: 03 in 4 Insured Americans Worried About Medical Bills - Especially Women - HealthPopuli.com - 2 year(s) ago
In the U.S., being covered by health insurance is one of the social determinants of health. Without a health plan, an uninsured person in America is far more likely to file for bankruptcy due to medical costs, and lack access to needed health care (and especially primary care). But even with health insurance coverage, most health-insured people are concerned about medical costs in America, found…
Source: HealthPopuli.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
3 in 4 Americans worry about #medicalbills - both those w #healthinsurance & #uninsured New @MITREcorp + @HarrisPoll survey on #healthplans & #healthconsumers Women esp stressed about shopping for #health plans https://t.co/hBXGZoUL35 #Surprisebills still surprise insureds https://t.co/OgfgxNhYh0
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Mashup Score: 2Putting Surprise Billing Protections into Practice: Biden Administration Releases First Set of Regulations - 3 year(s) ago
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act will protect consumers who inadvertently or unknowingly use out-of-network health providers, including air ambulance emergency services, from being billed for anything beyond in-network costs.
Source: www.commonwealthfund.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet-
How will the #NoSurprisesAct protect people from #SurpriseBills from out-of-network providers? Here’s a look at several of the law’s key elements: https://t.co/JPyuEhsi0r
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Mashup Score: 1Surprise Billing for Colonoscopy: The Scope of the Problem | Annals of Internal Medicine - 4 year(s) ago
Background: Despite clear-cut evidence that colorectal cancer screening reduces mortality, screening rates are suboptimal in the United States (1). Federal law eliminates consumer cost sharing for multiple methods of colorectal cancer screening, including colonoscopy when done by an in-network provider (2). However, some patients having screening incur considerable out-of-pocket costs because…
Source: www.acpjournals.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
ICYMI: nearly 1 in 8 commercially insured patients who had an elective #colonoscopy between 2012-2017 incurred an out-of-network claim, averaging hundreds of dollars more than the typical insurance payment https://t.co/4Z8B2TwmW9. #surprisebills https://t.co/QgbG1qSt00
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Mashup Score: 1Surprise Billing for Colonoscopy: The Scope of the Problem | Annals of Internal Medicine - 4 year(s) ago
Background: Despite clear-cut evidence that colorectal cancer screening reduces mortality, screening rates are suboptimal in the United States (1). Federal law eliminates consumer cost sharing for multiple methods of colorectal cancer screening, including colonoscopy when done by an in-network provider (2). However, some patients having screening incur considerable out-of-pocket costs because…
Source: www.acpjournals.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
NEW❗ Researchers from @UVA and @UMich found nearly 1 in 8 commercially insured patients nationwide who had a #colonoscopy between 2012-2017 performed by an in-network provider received potential “surprise” bills for out-of-network expenses https://t.co/oElq3GcXbq. #surprisebills https://t.co/CI0PKjGtif
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Mashup Score: 1Providers Can Help Prevent Surprise Charges, Researchers Say - 4 year(s) ago
Inaccuracies in provider directories were often linked to surprise bills for outpatient care, according to a national survey.
Source: MedscapeCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The problem with #SurpriseBills stems from system-level failures rather than patient health literacy. https://t.co/x3as3eemaD
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Mashup Score: 1Out-of-Network Spending: Why Growing Attention Is Focused On A Small Share Of Medical Spending | Health Affairs - 4 year(s) ago
People receiving surprise bills, sometimes totaling tens of thousands of dollars, have been frequently chronicled by high-profile media stories and in academic research over the past several years. Previous research from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) has shown that one in seven in-network inpatient admissions had an associated out-of-network claim in 2016. The average potential…
Source: www.healthaffairs.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet-
Out-of-network charges per service have grown rapidly, exposing patients to potentially larger balance bills in recent years, say William Johnson of @healthcostinst and coauthors, expanding on their article in the June @Health_Affairs issue. #surprisebills https://t.co/vcFpTuRMHD https://t.co/koIfatCKnd
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Mashup Score: 1Prevalence And Characteristics Of Surprise Out-Of-Network Bills From Professionals In Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Health Affairs - 4 year(s) ago
Research Article Health Affairs Vol.39 No.5 Prevalence And Characteristics Of Surprise Out-Of-Network Bills From Professionals In Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Source: www.healthaffairs.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
In our May issue, Erin Duffy of @USC & coauthors find that the avg size of #surprisebills increased by 81% over the study period. Read the study here: https://t.co/wvChm2rzQj https://t.co/7OsdGJKSRB
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Mashup Score: 2Most Patients Undergoing Ground And Air Ambulance Transportation Receive Sizable Out-Of-Network Bills | Health Affairs - 4 year(s) ago
Research Article Health Affairs Vol.39 No.5 Most Patients Undergoing Ground And Air Ambulance Transportation Receive Sizable Out-Of-Network Bills
Source: www.healthaffairs.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
In the journal, @krchhabra of @ncspMICHIGAN & @BWHSurgery & coauthors find that 71% of all ambulance rides involve potential #surprisebills. Out-of-network charges exceed in-network by $450 & $21,698 for ground & air, respectively. Read the article: https://t.co/U3Vgo9JVxi https://t.co/uQs0YkSHfu
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Most adults say they worry about unexpected medical bills & among privately insured patients, about 1 in 5 emergency claims include at least 1 out-of-network bill. The new No Surprises Act will apply to most #surprisebills for emergency care. Learn more: https://t.co/Xt0ZO74HJ2 https://t.co/RDPfFHsN2o