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New state law protects Virginia patients from expensive surprise medical bills

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New state law protects Virginia patients from expensive surprise medical bills Independent-Messenger Virginia lawmakers this year took bold action to reform the health care system by passing a new law that protects patients and families from receiving unexpected medical bills after they have already paid their fair share of health insurance costs. Bipartisan legislation carried by Sen. Barbara Favola and House of Delegates’ Appropriations Committee Chairman Luke Torian prohibits balance billing for out-of-network emergency services and certain nonemergency services (such as anesthesiology, radiology, surgery, pathology, hospitalist and laboratory care) at in-network facilities. READ MORE

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