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Washington, D.C., June 9, 2021 – Twenty-two patient and consumer organizations representing millions of people facing serious, acute, chronic health conditions are urging the Biden administration to issue regulations that prevent patients from receiving surprise medical bills as Congress intended when it passed the No Surprises Act in December as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
In a letter sent today to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the groups call for regulations underpinning the law to have robust safeguards for patients.
“We worked alongside Congress to develop the bi-partisan, bi-cameral legislation to provide protections for patients from receiving unexpected medical bills,” the organizations’ letter states. “To truly ensure that patients are held harmless from surprise billing, however, it is critical that the regulatio
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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network on Friday called for the passage of two bills meant to boost affordability for people who are struggling to pay for medications and another that is designed to strengthen access to cancer screenings.
The bills are being called for in the final days of the legislative session, which is scheduled to end Thursday, June 10.
“The clock is ticking, said the group s senior New York government relations director, Julie Hart. New Yorkers should not have to face the possibility of forgoing a possible life-saving colonoscopy because they do not have the resources to pay for it.