Thursday 9 May 2019

Health Alert: Trump pushes to end ‘surprise medical bills’ from hospital care outside a health plan’s network

The president on Thursday called on Congress to pass legislation protecting consumers from "surprise medical bills," incurred after patients receive care from a doctor who is outside their health plan's network. Senior administration officials said the White House will also urge Congress to require hospitals to tell patients in advance if any of their care for elective surgery is to be given by staff outside their insurance network and — if it is — to require the patients to be given written price estimates and the opportunity to consent or not.
 
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Health Alert May 9, 12:15 PM
 
 
Trump pushes to end 'surprise medical bills' from hospital care outside a health plan's network

The president on Thursday called on Congress to pass legislation protecting consumers from "surprise medical bills," incurred after patients receive care from a doctor who is outside their health plan's network.

Senior administration officials said the White House will also urge Congress to require hospitals to tell patients in advance if any of their care for elective surgery is to be given by staff outside their insurance network and — if it is — to require the patients to be given written price estimates and the opportunity to consent or not.

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