Category Archives: Costs
ERIC Supports Virginia Employer Friendly Surprise Medical Billing Reform
Congress Returns to Prepare for May Health Care Battle
The Cadillac Tax is DEAD, the Lower Health Care Costs Act is ALIVE!
A new FDA Commissioner, A showdown on the House drug cost bills, And more.
ERIC Fights Surprise Billing Arbitration Legislation in the Ohio Senate
Today, ERIC advocated against legislation introduced by the Ohio State Senate’s Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions. ERIC’s testimony focused on S.B. 198, legislation that would end surprise billing in fully-insured plans in the state, using an arbitration mechanism and focused on provider’s billed charges.
House & Senate have a deal on Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895)
ERIC Joins More Than 1,000 Groups Calling for Lawmakers to Repeal Cadillac Tax
ERIC joined more than 1,000 other organizations in calling for the U.S. Senate to fully repeal the Cadillac tax by passing S. 684, the Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. The bill currently has 63 cosponsors.
Transparency is coming! Arbitration’s big cost. And more.
ERIC Fights Surprise Billing in Ohio
ERIC submitted written testimony in Ohio to the House Finance Committee on HB 388. ERIC’s testimony praised the bill for creating “a reasonable, market-based benchmark in surprise billing situations, taking the patient out of the middle, and providing certainty to plans, plan sponsors, patients, and providers.”