Solving surprise medical billing

David Hyman and Benedic Ippolito
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David Hyman: American Enterprise Institute
Benedic Ippolito: American Enterprise Institute

AEI Economic Perspectives, 2019

Abstract: Surprise medical billing—cases in which patients are unexpectedly billed at highly inflated prices from providers who do not accept their insurance—has attracted policymakers’ attention. In this report, we outline the economic rationale for why markets have not eliminated this behavior and present policy solutions.

Keywords: Health care policy; AEI Economic Perspectives; hospitals; health care costs; Surprise Medical Billing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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