How to Eliminate Unexpected Medical Bills
A medical emergency is hard enough, but the pain may only worsen when huge bills arrive. Even if you have insurance. So how does one go about eliminating unexpected medical bills? Well, here’s how. No Surprises Act A federal law called the “No Surprises Act,” effective January of 2022, banned “surprise billing” or “balance billing.” Before the law passed, specialists like anesthesiologists could set their fees independently of the agreed-to costs between an insurer and a facility within the approved insurance network. Now, specialists’ fees will no longer land on patients receiving treatment from out-of-network specialists at in-network hospitals. Patients ... Read More
