End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 2, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 2, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish an independent dispute resolution process for surprise air ambulance bills, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
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