no surprises act

A new law in the New Year promises to protect consumers from surprise medical billing.   Part of the stimulus bill passed in 2020 includes the “No Surprises Act” which promises to protect consumers from having to pay bills they thought their insurance companies already paid. Among the provisions, surprise billing for emergency services will be banned. Patients will also be...

NBC 7’s Rory Devine takes a look at a new set of rules that go into effect January 1 to protect consumers from surprise billing.