> Bans other out-of-network charges without advance notice. Health care providers and facilities must provide patients with a plain-language consumer notice exp

> Bans other out-of-network charges without advance notice. Health care providers and facilities must provide patients with a plain-language consumer notice explaining that patient consent is required to receive care on an out-of-network basis before that provider can bill at the higher out-of-network rate. This seems like a really big loophole. I was just at the hospital for the birth of my daughter. My wife and I checked in at the OB desk where they asked for acknowledgment that we may be seen physicians that aren't part of the hospital (out of network). We acknowledged, so surprise medical bills are fair game now?