No More Surprise Bills From Out-Of-Network Doctors In California

The problem, of course, is that when someone winds up in the emergency room or schedules a surgery at a hospital that is in-network, the patient likely assumes that everyone who treats them will also accept their insurance. But many do not. And if the doctor treating you didn’t contract with your insurer, he is free to charge you whatever he thinks his services are worth. And yes, you must pay those charges.