N.Y. moves to prevent billing ’surprises’

Every year, thousands of New Yorkers find themselves responsible for a surprise medical bill from a physician, like an anesthesiologist, who becomes involved in their care but, unbeknownst to the patient, is not covered by their insurance. Now a provision in the state budget agreement, announced recently, aims to protect patients by requiring that they be given a reasonable amount of notice when an out-of-network physician will be treating them.

Source: New York Times