EP226: Is the Surprise Billing Gold Rush Screeching to a Halt?, With Devon Herrick, PhD, Health Economist and Policy Analyst

Is the Surprise Billing Gold Rush Screeching to a Halt? With Devon Herrick, PhD (EP226) When Free-Market Think Tanks and Progressive Socialists Agree Surprise Billing Is Egregious. Episode 226. Surprise billing has managed to unite unlikely allies: free-market think tanks and progressive advocates alike now view unfettered, market-driven surprise billing as egregious. In this episode, Stacey Richter talks with Devon Herrick, PhD, health care economist, public policy analyst, and adviser to the free-market Heartland Institute, about why the surprise billing gold rush may finally be facing real pushback. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✅ Why surprise billing has become one of the rare issues where free-market think tanks and progressive advocates find common ground ✅ What's driving increased public attention and legislative momentum against surprise billing practices ✅ What hospital and insurance carrier executives should be doing right now in response — beyond industry-centric lobbying ✅ Devon Herrick's perspective as a health economist who has written extensively on the topic WHY THIS MATTERS When think tanks on opposite ends of the political spectrum agree that a practice is egregious, that's a signal the status quo is running out of runway. Hospital and insurance executives who use this moment to protect patients — rather than just lobby to preserve revenue — are the ones likely to come out ahead as surprise billing reform gains steam. === LINKS === 🔗 Show Notes with all mentioned links: Episode Page ✉️ Enjoy this podcast? Subscribe to the free weekly newsletter 🫙 Support the podcast with a small donation to the Tip Jar 🎤 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎤 Listen on Spotify 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel === CONNECT WITH THE RHV TEAM === ✭ LinkedIn ✭ Threads ✭ Bluesky ✭ X