Congress Set to Pass Budget Bill with Surprise-Billing Ban and COVID Relief

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, midnight

Congressional leaders seem to finally be closing in on a $900 billion omnibus spending deal to prevent a government shutdown tonight. This spending deal is expected to include a wide variety of provisions, including additional funding to the PPP and a ban on surprise billing. On this week’s episode of the Healthcare Happy Hour, Marcy M. Buckner, John Greene and Chris Hartmann discuss what we believe could be in this package.