Will the Federal Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Work?

<p>At the end of 2020, Congress finally passed legislation protecting patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills. We dig into the research to understand what we can expect from this long-awaited policy fix.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://directory.sph.umn.edu/bio/sph-a-z/sayeh-nikpay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sayeh Nikpay</a>, PhD, Tradeoffs Contributing Research Editor; Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota</p><p><a href="https://ldi.upenn.edu/expert/benjamin-chartock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Chartock</a>, Associate Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; PhD Candidate, Wharton School</p><p><br></p><p>Dig deeper into the research discussed in this episode: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/02/25/will-the-federal-ban-on-surprise-medical-bills-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/02/25/will-the-federal-ban-on-surprise-medical-bills-work</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what other research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>