Observation Days: Stopping Surprise Medical Bills

June 5, 2019

Observation Days: Stopping Surprise Medical Bills

On June 4, 2019 by Kari Thurlow

Observation days are gaining some interest in Congress as more and more consumers express concerns regarding surprise medical bills.

The National Observation Stays Coalition, of which LeadingAge is a member, submitted a statement to the U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee regarding observation stays resulting in surprise medical bill situations and asking for support of Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act.

Kaiser Health News, one of several media outlets that is covering this issue, has a link on its website where people can upload their medical bills and explain their dilemma. In a new project with NPR, Kaiser Health News will select one medical bill each month to investigate what’s behind the numbers and ask providers, insurers and experts for explanation.

For more information, read The New Bipartisan House Bill to Stop Surprise Medical Bills.

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