ACEP Letter on Draft Federal Legislation from Sen. Cassidy and the Bipartisan Senate Price Transparency Workgroup 
ACEP's letter emphasized the need for a fair minimum benefit standard for providers, and a solution that takes patients out of the middle when it comes to out-of-network billing. An executive summary of the letter can also be found here. 

ACEP Letter to the Texas Department of Insurance - May 2018
ACEP's letter urged the Texas Insurance Commissioner to avoid such policy features of the Anthem program, which he suggested as an improvement for BCBS Texas emergency department denials program for their out-of-network HMO policyholders

ACEP Letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners 
Comments on the NAIC model legislation on network adequacy and balance billing.

Alaska ACEP Testimony to the Division of Insurance
Chapter president testimony to preserve the state's use of the 80th percentile of charges in determining physician payment.

Pennsylvania ACEP Testimony on Fair Payment and Balance Billing
Chapter testimony on fair payment including key elements that must be part of any legislative solution. 

Idaho ACEP Comment Letter to Department of Insurance 
Joint chapter and EDPMA comment letter opposing the department's legislative proposal to tie out of network payment to the lesser of billed charges or in network rates.

Idaho ACEP Letter to Governor on the DOI's Network Adequacy Bill 
Joint chapter and EDPMA letter to the governor opposing the ineffective way the department addressed emergency physician concerns when it added 150% of Medicare as a third payment standard to its original legislation.  

Georgia ACEP Testimony on Senate Bill Unfairly Restricting Out of Network Payment 
Chapter testimony explaining the insurance companies' responsibility for creating the balance billing problem and offering alternative solutions to the Senate bill that would arbitrarily cap emergency physician payment.

Georgia ACEP Letter to Senate Sponsor of Deleterious Out of Network Payment Legislation 
Chapter letter to Senate bill sponsor showing the severe ramifications of the bill's proposal to consider Medicare and Medicaid rates when determining out of network payment.

Utah ACEP Testimony Before House Committee 
Chapter testimony points out that changes in insurance coverage have dramatically impacted patients.