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End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4185| Senate 
| Updated: 7/2/2020
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 This bill establishes an independent dispute resolution process for health insurances costs related to out-of-network air ambulance services. Specifically, this process requires health insurance plans (1) to pay the billed amount to the out-of-network air ambulance provider within 30 days of receipt of a bill for such services, or (2) to notify the provider and the patient who received service that the bill is being disputed and that the patient is not responsible for the disputed amount. The plan and the provider then must agree to an amount to be paid within 90 days, or they must enter into a dispute resolution process with an Independent Dispute Resolution Entity selected at random from the list of such qualified entities established by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAviation and airportsEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulationTransportation costs

End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4185| Senate 
| Updated: 7/2/2020
End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 This bill establishes an independent dispute resolution process for health insurances costs related to out-of-network air ambulance services. Specifically, this process requires health insurance plans (1) to pay the billed amount to the out-of-network air ambulance provider within 30 days of receipt of a bill for such services, or (2) to notify the provider and the patient who received service that the bill is being disputed and that the patient is not responsible for the disputed amount. The plan and the provider then must agree to an amount to be paid within 90 days, or they must enter into a dispute resolution process with an Independent Dispute Resolution Entity selected at random from the list of such qualified entities established by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAviation and airportsEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulationTransportation costs