From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org):
Legislators in PA have already passed a bipartisan bill – HB 1862 – out of committee that would ban surprise medical bills, but it still hasn’t been brought to the floor for a vote.
Can you make a call TODAY to ask your representative to take action on HB 1862?
Go to http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm#address to find out who your legislators are and how you can contact them.
What’s a Surprise Medical Bill?
Surprise billing happens when patients are unexpectedly treated by a provider that is not in their insurer’s network. This often happens when a patient has an emergency and must seek treatment at an out-of-network facility. It can also occur at an in-network hospital when some of the providers who care for a patient are not in the network or when an in-network provider refers a patient to get lab work, a diagnostic test, or other care that is not in the network.
Surprise medical bills are not rare occurrences. Nearly 1 in 3 Pennsylvanians are hit with surprise medical bills in a year. Learn more about surprise medical bills and HB 1862 – the bill that would ban surprise medical bills- here.
Thanks for taking action!
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