Balance billing of medical air transport has become the poster child for "surprise billing, something that Congress wants to eliminate. Given the climate on Capitol Hill, now is the ideal time for private insurers and air ambulance providers to begin negotiating in-network agreements
Earlier this year, a California jury awarded Aetna over $37 million in damages after determining that a network of northern California ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) overbilled the insurer for out-of-network procedures.
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