Deal Banning Surprise Medical Bills Also Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

2019-12-09 18:17:45

by Deal Banning Surprise Medical Bills Also Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

WASHINGTON — Key House and Senate committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement Sunday on draft legislation to prohibit surprise medical bills and raise the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21. The agreement raises the odds of Congress clearing measures... Read More

Congress

Iowa's Axne, Leads Freshman Dems In Push to End Surprise Billing

2019-10-01 18:38:55

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON – Representative Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, led a group of freshman House Democrats in introducing legislation to protect Americans from "surprise bills" due to out-of-date insurance directors. The UPDATE Act requires insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to... Read More

Health

Bill to Protect Citizens from Surprise Medical Bills Unveiled by Bipartisan Coalition

2019-05-24 01:42:27

by Dan McCue

A bipartisan coalition of House members on Thursday released their outline of the Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, legislation intended to protect patients from unfair and expensive surprise medical bills. “For too many middle-class families, receiving an unexpected... Read More