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How to Avoid Surprise Medical Billing – February 18th, 2022

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English - February 21, 2022 22:40 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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This episode concerns a new law that took effect in 2022. It’s known as the No Surprises Act, and it is meant to protect patients from surprise medical billing. When surprise out of network charges occur, providers can no longer bill patients for anything more than their in-network cost-sharing. This applies to ll commercially insured individuals and people who incur out-of-network services and surprise bills. Listen in to have your questions answered by local expert and Senior Managing Attorney Robin Leiter-White of the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society.


Central Virginia Legal Aid Society: https://cvlas.org/
Legal Aid Justice Center: https://www.justice4all.org/