No Surprises Act: New Law Protects Patients From Surprise Medical Bills

Surprise medical bills are payments you believe are covered by insurance, but ultimately land back on you. The No Surprises Act protects patients from having to pay for emergency services at out-of-network facilities and other similar situations. Katie Keith describes why this law is necessary to protect patients.Guest Information:Katie Keith, Associate Research Professor, Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown UniversityResources: No Surprises: Understand your rights against surprise medical bills | CMS Katie Keith, JD, MPH | Center on Health Insurance Reforms | Georgetown University Katie Keith (@Katie_Keith) / Twitter Learn more at: radiohealthjournal.org/no-surprises-act/ Facebook: ingoodhealthpodX: @ ingoodhealthpodIG: @ingoodhealthpodYouTube: @ingoodhealthpodSpotify Apple Podcast In Good Health PodcastSubscribed to the newsletterFull ArchiveContact UsBecome an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.