Congress is, to hopefully no one's surprise, overreacting. They're proposing legislation to limit the ability of hospital-based physicians to make a living, and decide for themselves the kinds of business relationships they enter, by passing a law forcing them to accept an arbitrary standard set by entities who stand to make a profit by doing it. It's like paving your entire yard because you have a few weeds. Actually, it's like having a government agent walk up to your door, tell you you have a weed problem, then inform you they're going to pave your yard whether you like it or not. Blanket surprise-billing legislation is not the answer to the anecdotal stories about big bills from non-contracted practices. Ron discusses some of the reality of Surprise Billing and what it could mean for physicians, and those of us who rely upon them.