Cassidy, Hassan Legislation Ending Surprise Medical Bills Goes into Effect Today

Statement

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today announced their legislation to end surprise medical bills has gone into effect. Cassidy and Hassan successfully passed the No Surprises Act into law as part of the December 2020 government funding bill, which required that the Department of Health and Human Services implement the bill starting January 1, 2022.

"This is a milestone in our effort to lower health care costs. Too often patients have been blindsided by surprise medical bills, sometimes for tens of thousands of dollars. This is a victory for them," said Dr. Cassidy. "This solution is pro-patient and benefits everyone."

"After a harrowing emergency, countless Granite Staters and families across the country have returned home only to be saddled with an unfair medical bill -- sometimes to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars -- because an out-of-network doctor treated them. That's why I teamed up across the aisle to pass groundbreaking legislation to help ensure that Americans aren't left on the hook for these outrageous bills, and now these important patient protections for many health care services go into effect," said Senator Hassan.

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