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Category Archives: Advocacy and Litigation

Michigan Surprise Billing Legislation Amended, Headed to Senate Floor

The Michigan Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance held a hearing on surprise billing legislation: HB 4459 and House Bills 4460, 4990, and 4991. These bills make up the surprise billing package, which seamlessly passed through the House with a vote of 101 yeas and five nays in late June.

ERIC Provides Comments on Virginia Surprise Billing Regulations

ERIC provided comments to the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance, in response to their notice “Ex Parte: In the matter of Adopting New Rules Governing Balance Billing for Out-of-Network Health Care Services” on surprise medical billing regulations in the state.

State Win: COVID-19 Paid Leave Proposals Scrapped in California

Two major paid leave proposals have been defeated in California, preventing additional burdens from being placed on employers within the state. As the California 2020 state legislative session approaches an accelerated adjournment at the end of August, state legislators have opted to abandon several proposals addressing “supplemental” or “emergency” paid leave in favor of more politically feasible and expedient policies in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.