Medical billing becomes consumer issue for Congress
As an emergency medical care provider, you may not think much about the costs later borne by patients when you’re in...
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Activists target assigned auto benefits in Florida for 2020
While passage of reforms to homeowners’ assignment of benefits (AOB) insurance law was hailed by business interests in the last legislative...
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House floats 12 bills to crack down on misclassification, payroll fraud
Five months after Michigan’s new attorney general announced a crackdown on work misclassification and payroll fraud, House Democrats have introduced 12...
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Michigan bills target payroll fraud, bolster AG’s crackdown
Michigan Democrats are eager to bolster the state attorney general’s planned crackdown on payroll fraud with a series of bills aimed...
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NICB: New Texas law cloes fraud loophole
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today issued the following statement, attributed to its Vice President of Government Affairs Alan Haskins,...
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Texas books law cracking down on contractors
A new state law makes it clear that it’s illegal for a contractor or roofer to waive an insurance deductible. “This...
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$360M NMI Medicaid bill heads to floor
The $360 million promised to the NMI Medicaid office now heads to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for...
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Surprise billing legislation saves $7.6B, trims premiums, budget watchdog says
The sweeping Senate healthcare bill that tackles surprise billing and a number of provisions aimed at boosting transparency around provider-payer contracts...
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Medicaid bill wins first approval; Health subcommittee agrees $360M for Marianas
Legislation providing $360 million for the Northern Marianas Medicaid program over the next six years was approved by the Energy and...
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Senate surprise-billing legislation could hurt medical transportation companies, S&P says
A Senate surprise-billing proposal could lead to negative financial effects for companies providing emergency air transportation if signed into law, according...
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