<![CDATA[You have to read this story, even if it's just for the lede and for the video of Scott LaRoque's fire- and dancer-filled entrance to his company's holiday party.]]>You have to read this story, even if it's just for the lede and for the video of Scott LaRoque's fire- and dancer-filled entrance to his company's holiday party.

The No Surprises Act was meant to reduce surprise out-of-network bills for patients...but the solution to the problem introduced a whole host of other problems that are now spiraling out of control.

https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/18/no-surprises-act-loophole-profits-scott-laroque-mpowerhealth-alla-laroque-halomd/

]]>https://postcall.pub/topic/a514dc3d-5163-42f5-bf5d-41b2af9f223b/you-have-to-read-this-story-even-if-it-s-just-for-the-lede-and-for-the-video-of-scott-laroque-s-fire-and-dancer-filled-entrance-to-his-company-s-holiday-party.RSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 15:50:20 GMTWed, 18 Mar 2026 13:16:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You have to read this story, even if it's just for the lede and for the video of Scott LaRoque's fire- and dancer-filled entrance to his company's holiday party. on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:16:42 GMT]]>It's an absolute indictment of what the IDR process has become — and an illustration of how every incentive in American health care has unintended consequences that allow people to make tons of money off of nothing.

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