Scissors cutting across graph Cost-containment firms provide services such as claims, case, and utilization management to insurers.

Cost-containment companies—businesses that act as middlemen between insurance carriers and providers in controlling costs—could be hard-hit by proposed regulatory changes, a new report finds.

The report by Moody's Investor Services says that recent moves in Congress to address concerns about "surprise billing" could significantly affect the business models of cost-containment firms, which provide services such as claims, case, and utilization management to insurers.

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