Medical Bills Network

Know your rights and protections when it comes …

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/know-your-rights-and-protections-when-it-comes-to-medical-bills-and-collections/

In March, we published a report on medical debt in the United States that found consumer credit records contain a total of $88 billion in reported medical bills (as of June 2021). Medical bills are the most common collections item on people’s credit reports and show up on 43 million credit reports. About one in five households reports that they have unpaid medical bills. What’s more, medical billing, collections, and credit reporting are complex, confusing, and commonly have errors.

No Surprises Act 2022: Ban on unexpected medical bills goes …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/politics/no-surprises-act-2022/index.html

A New Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Starts Today

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/upshot/medical-bill-ban-biden.html

A New Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Starts Today If you have a medical emergency, you will no longer need to worry about a large bill from a doctor you did not …

What is a “surprise medical bill” and what should I know …

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-surprise-medical-bill-and-what-should-i-know-about-the-no-surprises-act-en-2123/

Starting on January 1, 2022, you generally won’t be responsible for balance bills or out-of-network cost-sharing when getting emergency care, non-emergency care …

Most surprise medical bills to end under new rule | CNN Politics

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/politics/surprise-medical-bills-rule/index.html

CNN — Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in …

Ending Surprise Medical Bills | CMS

https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/Ending-Surprise-Medical-Bills

As of January 1, 2022, consumers have new billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network …

Surprise Medical Bills | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

https://login.bcbstx.com/member/where-you-go-for-care/surprise-medical-bills

Surprise Medical Bills | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Surprise Medical Bills Starting this year, there’s a new law to protect you from surprise medical …

Patients continue to receive costly ambulance bills | Here …

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/02/15/ambulance-bills-out-of-network

Out-of-network ambulance bills can be extremely high and unaffordable for many patients. Despite many other surprise medical bills being banned starting in 2022 …

Surprise Medical Bills | UC San Diego Health

https://prod.health.ucsd.edu/insurance-billing/surprise-medical-bills/

For plans regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care, go online to HealthHelp.ca.gov or call 888-466-2219. For plans regulated by the California …

Higher Bills Are Leading Americans to Delay Medical Care

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/health/inflation-delayed-health-care.html

2 days ago · Nearly four of 10 Americans said they had put off care in 2022 because of cost, the highest number since Gallup started asking people about delaying care more than 20 …