DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PHYSICIANS URGE CONGRESS
TO NOT ENACT SURPRISE BILLING LEGISLATION THAT:
- FURTHER DESTABILIZES PHYSICIAN PRACTICES & JEOPARDIZES ACCESS TO CARE
- EXACERBATES DISRUPTIONS IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
- FAVORS AN INSURANCE INDUSTRY THAT IS SETTING ALL-TIME RECORD PROFITS
Physicians appreciate Congress’ continued efforts to work toward a more balanced surprise medical billing
solution that protects patients from surprise bills, holds insurers accountable, and prevents harm to
physician practices to ensure continued patient access to care. As the COVID-19 public health crisis persists,
most physician practices have been stressed to unprecedented levels. The economic foundations of
physician practices across the country have been damaged. Patient access to physician care is in jeopardy at
a time when we need physicians more than ever. Therefore, this would be the worst possible time to adopt
lop-sided surprise billing legislation that further destabilizes physician practices, jeopardizes access to care,
and erodes the physician safety net that patients need in an emergency.
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