REGULATORY REVIEW: New Surprise Medical Billing Regulations Rolling Out in 2022

REGULATORY REVIEW

New Surprise Medical Billing Regulations Rolling Out in 2022

Major provisions take effect as of January 1, 2022

On December 27, 2020, then President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) into law. The bill allocated $1.4 trillion in federal spending for 2021 and $900 billion in COVID-19 relief measures. Tucked inside the 1,067-page bill is Section BB, Title I, the No Surprises Act, which establishes new protections for consumers against surprise bills.

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