Surprise Billing Fights May Be Driving Up Employer Health Costs

Surprise Billing Fights May Be Driving Up Employer Health Costs Insurers and business groups say employers absorb the costs related to the dispute-resolution process for the 2022 No Surprises Act — a law aimed at protecting patients from some surprise out-of-network bills. Providers counter that the disputes should involve too small a share of claims to meaningfully affect healthcare premiums. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/healthcare-costs-100826/