The arbitration process has protected patients but generated financial windfalls for some clinicians.
The rule makes it easier, and cheaper, to file disputes
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By Tara BannowJune 1, 2026
Hospitals and Insurance Reporter
Tara covers the business of health care. Her stories focus on hospitals, doctors, and how their business practices affect patients — especially when private equity gets involved. She also writes about health insurance and ideas for improving our broken health system. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70.
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