N.Y. Lawmakers Reject Hochul’s Surprise Billing Reform
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State lawmakers in New York have recommended rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed reforms to the surprise medical billing dispute process, choosing to maintain the current system despite arguments from insurers and the governor that changes would save $56 million annually. Medical Society of the State of New York President Dr. David Jakubowicz says that insurers’ efforts to “gut access to a fair IDR appeal mechanism through the budget will only make patient access to needed emergent care worse.”
“The choice between a doctor rendering emergency surgical care at 2 a.m. versus an insurer who doesn’t even have an operator available at that time is easy. The Legislature has wisely sided with access preservation,” Jakubowicz added.
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