Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn't signed with Netflix so you have to pay him directly. That'd be STUPID right??? This is a post about health insurance.

#healthcare #HealthInsurance #MedicalBills #SurpriseBilling #UniversalHealthcare #MedicareForAll #HealthcareReform #HealthcareForAll #politics #uspolitics #SinglePayer #HealthcareCrisis #Medicare #Medicaid #AffordableHealthcare #HealthEquity #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #solidarity #Progressive

Surprise! Your health care provider added a fee for that questionnaire you filled out Some doctors now bill patients for surveys that screen for problems. Patients say they should not be charged for checking a few boxes.

“You are asking people if they feel safe, if they can afford food. Then you charge them. In what world does that actually make sense?” #PatientSurveys #SurpriseBilling #HealthScreenings

NC Senate looks to crack down on AI in health insurance, ‘surprise billing’ by hospitals Senate Bill 316 seeks to give people more information to help them make health care. Some lawmakers questioned whether it could be enforced.

The bill is an attempt to see where the cost drivers truly exist. In a separate bill, they are also targeting the #PriorAuthorization process. #NorthCarolina #Legislation #SurpriseBilling

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I just contacted my U.S. legislators to urge them to put patients first in the #surprisebilling debate. Contact your legislators in Congress today to urge a balanced, proven solution that levels the playing field. Keep the momentum going! https://p2a.co/TmIP6Zq

📣 WASHINGTON STATE continues their streak on healthcare policy: @GovInslee signs #SurpriseBilling bill into law:

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Washington State Senate *unanimously* passes tough bill cracking down on #SurpriseBilling!

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📣 WASHINGTON STATE: While everyone was paying attention to the new #MFA bill rollout, the WA state Senate just unanimously passed a tough bill cracking down on #SurpriseBilling!

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