US Senate Sponsors Push Back Vote On Balanced Billing Legislation To Autumn

A US Senate vote on so-called “surprise” billing and balanced billing legislation will have to wait until after Labor Day in September to allow for consideration of more senators’ input, bill sponsors Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray announced on 24 July.

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Consideration of proposed balanced billing legislation in the Senate will continue into the fall, following a 24 July statement by sponsors Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-TN, and Patty Murray, D-WA, that the chamber will not vote on the measure until September at the earliest.

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