Membership List and Meeting Dates for the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee, January 17-18, 2023

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This notice announces the Membership of the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee and a public meeting of the Committee on January 17 and 18, 2023. The GAPB Advisory Committee will make recommendations with respect to disclosure of charges and fees for ground ambulance services and insurance coverage, consumer protection and enforcement authorities of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) and relevant States, and the prevention of balance billing to consumers. The recommendations shall address options, best practices, and identified standards to prevent instances of balance billing; steps that can be taken by State legislatures, State insurance regulators, State attorneys general, and other State officials as appropriate, consistent with current legal authorities regarding consumer protection; and legislative options for Congress to prevent balance billing.