Thirteen states have taken action to ban the charges and protect consumers. In Harrisburg, a similar proposal has stalled in the General Assembly.
Pa. lawmakers must join other states in fighting the rise of exorbitant hospital ‘facility fees’ | Editorial
More and more people are being charged facility fees because more and more doctors are no longer independent. Hospital ownership of physician practices grew 124% nationally between 2012 and 2018, according toNot only are most physicians no longer their own boss, they also must follow treatment rules imposed by health insurance carriers, even if they don’t agree with them.
Pennsylvania, so far, has not even done that. Facility fees bills have yet to make it out of committee, includingserving Chester and other nearby counties, State Sen. Katie J. Muth and State Rep. Dan K. Williams. Their proposed changes wouldn’t prohibit facility fees but would require prior notice to patients before they are charged. The legislation would also require state notification when ownership of a physician’s practice changes.
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