Washington, May 26 -- Congressman Aaron Bean issued the following press release:

Rising healthcare costs and system inefficiencies continue to place significant strain on both patients and providers nationwide. During the third installment of U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean's (FL-04) Path to Consensus Series on surprise billing and prior authorization delays, expert panelists highlighted what's working, what's not, and why payment disputes still clog the system.

KEY MOMENT #1: Patients Have Been Removed from the Middle of Surprise Billing Disputes

Garrett Hohimer, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Business Group on Health: "The clearest win here has been on behalf of patients and taking them out of the middle. We are elated with the dev...