The No Surprises Act was signed in 2020 after negotiation between insurers, employers, providers on eliminating surprise medical bills. Major change in how providers bill, be reimbursed for out-of-network services. This update describes, analyzes law and recent challenges.
Consumer credit reports contain $88 billion in medical debt, which affects tens of millions of households across the U.S., according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
A holiday surprise is coming in the mail for thousands of people throughout the Los Angeles area who are unable to pay their medical bills. The debt is paid, it s taken off of their credit report, there is no responsibility for it, and I just thought that was a phenomenal idea and a good way to do something, he said.
The idea immediately resonated with Alera employee Anastasia Chernykh, whose trip to the ER a number of years back turned into a four night stay at the hospital. At the time, she was a recent immigrant from Russia with no healthcare.