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Need further assistance? Please call Member Services at 1-800-333-0663 How the Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Helps Consumers One of the most costly and aggravating practices in medicine will be going away in a year. But you still have to watch out until then. By Lisa L. Gill SHARES
Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg via Getty Images Congress passed a measure to curb surprise medical bills as part of the pandemic stimulus deal. Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg via Getty Images Most Americans tell pollsters they're worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief and government funding for the rest of the ...
Congress Acts To Spare Consumers From Costly Surprise Medical Bills By Julie Appleby | KHN Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Oliver Contreras / Bloomberg via Getty Images Most Americans tell pollsters they're worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief and government funding for the rest of the fiscal year. Specifically, the legislation addresses those charges that result from a long-running practice ...
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News December 22, 2020 Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief and government funding for the rest of the fiscal year. Specifically, the legislation addresses those charges that result from a long-running practice in which out-of-network medical providers — from doctors to air ambulance companies — send insured Americans “surprise bills...
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing coronavirus economic relief and government funding for the rest of the fiscal year. Specifically, the legislation addresses those charges that result from a long-running practice in which out-of-network medical providers — from doctors to air ambulance companies — send insured Americans “surprise bills,” sometimes for tens of thousands of dollars. The leg...