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Congress should make sure that patients don’t receive a surprise bill when they seek medical treatment, especially during this COVID-19 crisis when emergency rooms are crowded. In normal times, one of five patients who go to an emergency room receive a surprise bill weeks later.
The two federal laws enacted this month dealing with the coronavirus made sure that testing for COVID-19 is free, provided $100 billion for hospitals…
…increased all Medicare payments by 2%, added a 20% increase to hospital payments for treating patients admitted with COVID-19, and ordered Medicare to make available advance payments so that hospitals have cash flow to stay in operation.
Insurance companies like @Aetna, @Cigna and @Humana have said they will cover all COVID-19 costs.

The last piece of the puzzle is for Congress to end the practice of surprise medical bills being sent to patients who seek care.
Three congressional committees have agreed on a fair solution.

It’s time to act.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander
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Just because the House proceedings were a circus that doesn’t mean the Senate’s trial needs to be.
We have a constitutional duty to hear the case.

That means to me, number one, hear the arguments on both sides, and not dismiss the case out of hand.

Number two, ask our questions, consider the answers and study the record.
Number three, be guaranteed a right to vote on whether we need additional evidence. Evidence could be documents; it could be witnesses; or there could be no need for additional evidence.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander
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There is bipartisan consensus in Congress that we need to #LowerHealthCareCosts.
Health care and health insurance coverage are often conflated in both Congress and in media stories, so I want to be very clear that I am talking about the bipartisan consensus that health care itself is too expensive.
Health insurance has gotten a lot of attention recently – the president tweeted earlier this week, and I agree. High deductibles tied to high premiums make care inaccessible for too many Americans.
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