WCPO: New Ohio law aims to protect patients from surprise medical bills
Patients who get stuck with bills after accidentally going out-of-network will now be protected under two new laws.
The bills take aim at a practice called “surprise billing,” which happens when an insured patient thinks they are in-network receiving care from a contractor there who is out of network. The new state law will go into effect January 2022 and is for fully insured plans.