House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith Opening Statement - Hearing on Reduced Care for Patients: Fallout From Flawed Implementation of Surprise Medical Billing Protections
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 19, 2023, at a hearing on reduced care for patients:
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"Three years ago, Congress passed the bipartisan No Surprises Act to end surprise medical bills for good. American patients were in desperate need of these protections as too many had come face to face with medical bills from being treated without their knowle . . .
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"Three years ago, Congress passed the bipartisan No Surprises Act to end surprise medical bills for good. American patients were in desperate need of these protections as too many had come face to face with medical bills from being treated without their knowle . . .