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How consumers are protected from surprise medical bills

(8 days ago) WEBPatients get surprise medical bills if they get care outside their health plan’s network without realizing it. For example, you will probably pick a surgeon in your plan’s network. But you may not be asked about the anesthesiologist (a doctor who "puts you …

https://www.tdi.texas.gov/tips/texas-protects-consumers-from-surprise-medical-bills.html

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Surprise Medical Bills/ Balance Billing Laws in Texas

(2 days ago) WEBThe federal No Surprises Act became effective Jan. 1, 2022. It established a federal law prohibiting balance billing for out-of-network, self-pay, and uninsured patients from certain surprise medical bills. The …

https://www.texmed.org/surprise/

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Federal Surprise Billing Act - Texas Health Resources

(4 days ago) WEBTexas law protects patients with state-regulated health insurance (about 16 percent of Texans) from surprise medical bills in emergencies or when they didn’t have a choice of …

https://www.texashealth.org/Costs-and-Billing/Federal-Surprise-Billing-Act

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Health Insurance - Balance Billing - Office of Public Insurance …

(Just Now) WEBConsumers with state regulated health plans are protected from getting surprise balance bills if they get emergency care out-of-network or have no choice of providers. 1-877 …

https://www.opic.texas.gov/health-insurance/balance-billing/

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What you need to know about Texas’ new surprise …

(7 days ago) WEBThe law aims to remove patients from billing disputes between health plans and doctors, but it only applies to the 16% of Texans with state-regulated health insurance. By Edgar Walters Jan. 2

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/02/what-you-need-to-know-about-texas-new-surprise-medical-billing-law/

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Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills

(1 days ago) WEBTexas law protects patients with state-regulated health insurance (about 16 percent of Texans) from surprise medical bills in emergencies or when they didn’t have a choice of …

https://www.umchealthsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022-01-03-Texas-Surprise-Billing-Notice-English.pdf

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Surprise Medical Bills Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas - BCBSTX

(7 days ago) WEBThis law takes the patient out of the middle. It places the negotiating responsibility where it belongs, on the health care provider and the insurance …

https://member.bcbstx.com/member/where-you-go-for-care/surprise-medical-bills

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Surprise Medical Bills - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

(9 days ago) WEBCall the customer service number listed on your BCBSTX member ID card for this information. If you feel that the out-of-network provider is billing you more than you …

https://www.bcbstx.com/member/member-resources/surprise-medical-bills

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Billing FAQ and Support Texas Health Resources

(6 days ago) WEBTexas law protects patients with state-regulated health insurance (about 16 percent of Texans) from surprise medical bills in emergencies or when they didn’t have a choice of …

https://qa-thr-www.texashealth.org/Costs-and-Billing/Billing-FAQ-and-Support

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Surprise medical bills are the target of a new law. Here's how it …

(3 days ago) WEBJ. Scott Applewhite/AP. The new year brings new protections for patients with private health insurance who will no longer be blindsided by "surprise" medical …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/14/1045828215/ban-on-surprise-medical-bills

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Texas Is Latest State To Attack Surprise Medical Bills

(7 days ago) WEBEven though he had health insurance that paid the hospital more than $55,000 for his care, Calver ended up with a bill for $108,951. Texas' new surprise …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/18/733369370/texas-is-latest-state-to-attack-surprise-medical-bills

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No Surprises: Understand your rights against surprise medical bills

(7 days ago) WEBThe No Surprises Act supplements state surprise billing laws; it does not supplant them. The No Surprises Act instead creates a “floor” for consumer protections …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/no-surprises-understand-your-rights-against-surprise-medical-bills

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Surprise Medical Bills: New Protections for Consumers Take Effect …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Texas Department of Insurance, for example, contracts with more than 200 individual attorneys to provide IDR services for surprise bills. Their fixed fees per …

https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/fact-sheet/surprise-medical-bills-new-protections-for-consumers-take-effect-in-2022/

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New Texas Law Poses Limitations on Surprise Billing

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2019, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill (“S.B.”) 1264 (the “Act”), which amended several Texas statutes to limit surprise billing when the Act goes into …

https://www.healthcarelawinsights.com/2019/10/surprise-billing-new-texas-law-poses-limitations-on-surprise-billing/

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If you got services or supplies between January 1, 2022, and …

(4 days ago) WEBHealth Care Providers; Are not covered by federal or state surprise billing laws. Air ambulance services: Are covered by the federal No Surprises Act. Last …

https://tdi.texas.gov/medical-billing/smb-self-22.html

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How to get help with a surprise bill from a health care provider

(3 days ago) WEBA copy of your Explanation of Benefits (EOB) form. Your insurance company sends this form to you after you get health care services. A copy of the doctor or …

https://www.tdi.texas.gov/consumer/cpmmediation2.html

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FAIR Health Data Support State and Federal Surprise Billing Laws

(9 days ago) WEBPursuant to the law, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) was required to select a database maintained by an organization unaffiliated with any healthcare …

https://www.fairhealth.org/article/fair-health-data-support-state-and-federal-surprise-billing-laws

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Now in Effect: Texas Ends Surprise Bills for Ambulance Rides

(4 days ago) WEBBipartisan State Bill 2476 prohibits out-of-network ambulance providers from sending patients surprise bills and requires insurers to cover the costs based on local …

https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2024/02/now-in-effect-texas-ends-surprise-bills-for-ambulance-rides/

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Becerra Pressed to Improve Surprise Billing Dispute Process

(3 days ago) WEBHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra faced criticism on Capitol Hill over the Biden administration’s handling of a surprise billing dispute process …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/becerra-pressed-to-improve-surprise-billing-dispute-process

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125,000+ North Texas families could lose current health care …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission has said it plans to drop the Cook Children's Health Plan and award contracts to several national, for-profit …

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/125000-north-texas-families-could-lose-current-health-care-coverage/

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Texas top court rules mother can't collect damages over unwanted

(6 days ago) WEBTexas' highest court on Friday limited women's ability to obtain monetary damages from medical providers whose alleged negligence led them to have unwanted …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/texas-top-court-rules-mother-cant-collect-damages-over-unwanted-pregnancy-2024-05-10/

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HHS Curbs on Medicare Agent, Broker Payments Targeted by …

(7 days ago) WEBA nonprofit coalition of health insurance leaders and a field marketing organization filed suit in a federal court in Texas, claiming the Department of Health and …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/hhs-curbs-on-medicare-agent-broker-payments-targeted-by-lawsuit

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) Act takes aim at a two-tier health system, in which a publicly funded sector that serves 84% of the population is …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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Here’s a new law to help Hoosiers with surprise ambulance bills

(9 days ago) WEBHENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – According to the Indiana House Republicans, State Representative Tim O’Brien supported a new law that would will require health …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/here-s-a-new-law-to-help-hoosiers-with-surprise-ambulance-bills/ar-BB1mzRy7

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Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance - Law360

(2 days ago) WEBBy Bob Koneck, Chris Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters May 16, 2024, 5:10 PM EDT. Law360 (May 16, 2024, 5:10 PM EDT) -- There is a new model for financing …

https://www.law360.com/articles/1835872/exploring-an-alternative-model-of-litigation-finance

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