Surprise medical bills have become a major issue for Americans, but federal legislation to protect consumers continues to stall. Is Congress getting closer to halting this practice?

Guest: Nicholas Bagley, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor

Learn more about how surprise bills work and proposals to curtail them, along with a transcript of the episode on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/03/an-unpleasant-surprise

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