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White House says no 'surprise' bills for COVID-19 patients

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WASHINGTON – Hospitals taking money from the $2 trillion stimulus bill will have to agree not to send “surprise” medical bills to patients treated for COVID-19, the White House said Thursday.

Surprise bills typically happen when a patient with health insurance gets treated at an out-of-network emergency room, or when an out-of-network doctor assists with a hospital procedure.

They can run from hundreds of dollars to tens of thousands. Before the coronavirus outbreak, lawmakers in Congress had pledged to curtail the practice, but prospects for such legislation now seem highly uncertain. “The Trump administration is committed to ensuring all Americans are not surprised by the cost related to testing and treatment they need for COVID-19,”

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