04/23/2013
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"What do people do about out of network providers and these surprise bills?"
"Alaska put in place something that is called the 80th percentile rule."
"Small practices just cannot afford to bring on the folks to deal with the billing, to deal with the insurance companies, to deal with Medicare and Medicaid."
"The rule contributed to anywhere from 8 percent to nearly 25 percent of the annual growth in spending."