12M Surprise Medical Bills Are Estimated to Be Prevented in 2022
WASHINGTON — Families are already enjoying one of the benefits of the No Surprises Act, a law that passed in 2020 and became effective as of Jan. 1, 2022, to ban surprise medical billing practices by medical providers.
“This report shows families are already feeling the benefit of this bill — it’s preventing exorbitant surprise medical bills, saving families serious money, and lifting serious stress off their shoulders,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who serves as committee chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, in a written statement on June 2.
“With over 2 million surprise medical bills stopped in just two months, this solution is working for patients,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a written statement on June 8.
The survey and analysis was released by AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association at the end of March, and finds that from January to February 2022 the No Surprises Act prevented 2 million surprise medical bills.
The report also found that if that trend holds, the act is estimated to prevent more than 12 million surprise medical bills in 2022.
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