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Insurer Skips Doctors and Sends Massive Checks to Patients, Prompting Million-Dollar Lawsuit

Mar 5, 2019

(CNN) A woman received nearly $375,000 from her insurance company over several months for the treatment she received at a California rehabilitation facility. A man received more than

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Lagana-Gopal Bill Would Correct Some Unintended Consequences of Landmark Bill Passed this Summer

Nov 4, 2018

When Gov. Phil Murphy signed the out-of-network law on June 1, some applauded the new administration for ending the nearly decade-long struggle to try to define how insurers pay

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Star-Ledger: What New Jersey Can Do to Address Doctor Shortage

Sep 6, 2018

Read this op-ed as it originally appeared on nj.com. The Star-Ledger recently reported that lawmakers in Washington are looking to close a decades old loophole that is leading to a doctor

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NJSpotlight: Governor Signs Nation’s Strongest Law on ‘Suprise’ Medical Bills

Jun 4, 2018

Read this article as it originally appeared on NJSpotlight.com Advocates for patients, senior citizens, labor unions, and businesses hailed Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing of a complex and

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Atlantic City Press: Murphy Signs Bill to Close Loopholes in Surprise Medical Bills

Jun 1, 2018

Read this article as it originally appeared in The Press of Atlantic City For New Jersey residents who have ever been burdened with "surprise" out-of-network medical bills, a new law signed

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ROI-NJ: Sarlo, In Letter to Muoio, Asks N.J. to Look Into Details of Health Insurance Contracts

Apr 30, 2018

Read this article as it appeared in ROI-NJ on April 30, 2018 Reining in health care costs continues to be a challenge for many corporations and self-funded plans. The story

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ROI-NJ: N.J. Doctors Worry Out-of-Network Bill Won’t Control Insurance Industry Abuses

Apr 19, 2018

Read this op-ed as it originally appeared on April 18, 2018 in ROI-NJ. Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and state Sen. Joseph Vitale have done a commendable job of highlighting the plight of

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The Record: Opinion: Sarlo-Cardinale Bill Provides Real Healthcare Transparency

Apr 9, 2018

Read this article as it originally appeared on northjersey.com One of the most contentious healthcare issues being debated in the Legislature today is “out-of-network” reform. Far

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NJSpotlight: Op-Ed: Out-of-Network Bill is Insurers’ Dream and Middle-Class Nightmare

Apr 9, 2018

Read this article as it originally appeared April 5, 2018 in njspotlight.com As Trenton currently looks to balance the budget, once again it’s our state’s hardest-working citizens who will be left

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NJSpotlight: Controversial Insurance Bill Advances Even As Doctors Give Dire Warnings

Mar 9, 2018

By Lilo Stainton Read this article as it originally appeared on March 6, 2018 in NJSpotlight. Physicians are ramping up their opposition to the Legislature’s effort to address out-of-network

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NJ.com: You’ve Been Smacked with $1B in Surprise Medical Bills, Jersey. Now Lawmakers are Acting.

Mar 6, 2018

Read this article as it originally appeared March 6, 2018, on nj.com. An Assembly panel approved legislation Monday its supporters said would protect patients from

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ROI-NJ: Arbitration Still Key to Out-of-Network Legislative Fight

Mar 6, 2018

By Anjalee Khemlani Read this article as it originally appeared on March 6, 2018 in ROI-NJ. The ongoing battle over out-of-network legislation to help curb the cost of non-

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