The lobbyist, Matthew Albright, used to work at the CMS division that implemented the electronic payment rule. In fact, he was its chief author. He had since moved on to Zelis, a company that handles electronic payments for over 700 insurers and other “payers."

This is straight up corruption.

US healthcare is first and foremost a shameless cash grab. They’ve taken on the big tech model of enshittification. First, they made it shitty for the consumers, now they’re making it shitty for their business customers. The only people winning are private equity, pharma, and insurers.

Heath care is a major political topic and fees are a problem even the White House is looking at.

Home of the slave, land of the fee