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Congressional leaders make ‘major headway’ on coronavirus aid deal
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to open up the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on December 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. Everybody wants to finish, McConnell said late Tuesday as legislators were wrapping up negotiations for the evening. Everybody wants to get a final agreement as soon as possible. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/TNS)TNS
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WASHINGTON After months of impasse, House and Senate leaders were on the brink Wednesday of announcing an economic aid package of about $900 billion, which is expected to add $300 a week to state compensation for the unemployed and provide a one-time direct payment of at least $600 for most Americans.
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The persistent failure of Congress to ban surprise medical bills is one of those legislative mysteries that isn’t so mysterious once you follow the money.
In this case, the money comes from private equity firms that have been buying up emergency clinics, anesthesiology practices, air ambulances and other services that generate the bulk of surprise bills.
They’ve been fighting this legislation for years, sometimes hiding behind purported consumer advocacy groups that aren’t grass-roots, but astroturf.
The AMA has been against anything that might control costs, forever. So this is probably not surprising.
Loren Adler, surprise billing expert