Balance-billing scenarios are becoming more frequent in light of increasing complexity in how health care facilities contract with providers and health insurance carriers develop their networks.

Trump had asked for a pay freeze in his budget proposal this year, and his action conforms to that position.

Although the likelihood of successfully killing off the expansion is low, the objective is to force a vote on the record by Republicans.

Opponents of the action argue the cost of any given procedure is more dependent on the kind of insurance carried by the consumer, not the provider.