Under the revised legislation, doctors would be prevented from sending unexpected bills to patients who receive treatment in a hospital that accepts their insurance.
If it pays off, this could be the biggest breakthrough of the year, vis-à-vis medical bills: movers and shakers in both the House and Senate have reached agreement on legislation to tackle surprise medical bills.
That's according to The Hill, which reports that the progress comes in the form of an agreement among House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., D-NJ, Rep. Greg Walden, R-OR, who is the top Republican on that panel, and Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-TN.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
