New Florida bill aiming to fight insurance fraud
Insurance companies could be on the hook for major penalties after major storms. A new bill being debated by lawmakers would...
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House lawmakers blast Xavier Becerra for blaming docs for surprise billing arbitration backlog
House Republicans chided Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra for laying blame for a backlog of surprise...
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Lawmaker introduces legislation to crack down on Medicare fraud
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, has introduced two pieces of legislation meant...
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Bill to hold insurance companies to account advances in Senate
The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance Thursday passed a proposed bill aimed at making insurers more accountable and protecting...
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$100K penalty for unreasonably denying some claims by first responders looms
Fiscal committees in both chambers of the California Legislature combined to pass a half-dozen bills ahead of Friday’s deadline to advance...
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Calif. State Senator introduces workers comp protection bill
State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation Wednesday to protect employees of contractors by ensuring compliance with California workers’ compensation laws....
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A new law in N.J. put an end to surprise medical bills for patients
A landmark state law aimed at preventing thousands of patients from receiving surprise medical bills from out-of-network doctors and hospitals is a consumer...
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Ambulances exempt from surprise billing ban
When Congress passed a law banning surprise medical bills on Monday, it made a notable exception: ambulances. Ambulances have the highest out-of-network billing...
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‘Surprise’ billing fix to be included in spending package
Congress is set to include a long-elusive ban on “surprise” medical bills as part of a major spending deal lawmakers were...
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Woman allegedly orchestrates husband’s murder for insurance money, uses stepdaughter as alibi
Werner Hartmann came to American seeking happiness and fortune — and while that did happen, he found it along with heartbreak, betrayal,...
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