Surprise billing comes up whenever a consumer receives an unexpected medical bill for out-of-data pipe care.
Unfortunately, it has happened too often.
As of January 1, 2022, that laws effective date, 33 states have enacted a surprise-billing laws.
Officials could find the implementation of the No Surprises Act and state surprise-billing laws complicated.
The Federal No Surprises Act
The law protects the majority of consumers with private health insurance.
It also requires insurers and providers to share information about these protections with consumers.
A second rule identified plans to operationalize the dispute resolution process between insurers and providers.
That decision is now pending appeal.
