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There was legislation that changed this a couple years ago. https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/ending-surprise-medical-bills https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/endin

• ipython 2y ago
  All well and good until you sign away those rights in one of the many forms you fill out- see for example this excerpt from one of my local hospital websites (emphasis mine) It’s trivial to be coerced into signing one of these agreements when you’re in a high stress high stakes environment. > If you get other types of services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can't balance bill you, _unless you give written consent and give up your protections._