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		<title>Balance Billing: California Latest State to Protect Patients Against Surprise Bills From Out-of-Network Providers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Balance Billing: California Latest State to Protect Patients Against Surprise Bills From Out-of-Network Providers As of this summer, California is joining other states that have consumer protection laws prohibiting balance billing. Balance billing – also known as surprise medical bills – refers to the practice of billing patients for out-of-network providers even when the  [...]]]></description>
			