Watch: A Status Update On Efforts To Address Surprise Medical Bills

KHN correspondent Rachel Bluth appeared on “PBS NewsHour Weekend” to talk with host Megan Thompson about the continuing problem of surprise medical bills and how the issue is playing on Capitol Hill. Bluth’s interview begins around the 10-minute, 55-second mark.

For more information about medical bills, check out KHN-NPR’s “Bill of the Month” series.

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<h1>Watch: A Status Update On Efforts To Address Surprise Medical Bills</h1>
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			June 3, 2019		</time>
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<p></p><p>KHN correspondent Rachel Bluth appeared on “<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-push-to-eliminate-surprise-medical-bills">PBS NewsHour Weekend”</a> to talk with host Megan Thompson about the continuing problem of surprise medical bills and how the issue is playing on <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sen-alexander-releases-bipartisan-plan-to-lower-health-costs-end-surprise-bills/">Capitol Hill</a>. Bluth’s interview begins around the 10-minute, 55-second mark.</p><p>For more information about medical bills, check out KHN-NPR’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/bill-of-the-month/">Bill of the Month”</a> series.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20A%20Status%20Update%20On%20Efforts%20To%20Address%20Surprise%20Medical%20Bills&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FOTU3MjE5&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-a-status-update-on-efforts-to-address-surprise-medical-bills/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=957219&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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