On October 24, 2018, the APCD Council Leadership Team submitted comments to the proposed "Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act." Comments were submitted to Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tom Carper (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO).