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New bill meant to protect consumers against surprise medical bills goes into effect

Published January 3, 2022 at 9:40 AM PST

A new federal law called the No Surprises Act may save you from getting an unpleasant surprise on your medical bills.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News, about the legislation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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