Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says health providers who have exploited a complicated system to charge exorbitant rates will have to bear their share of the cost — or close.
As health care workers face increased levels of pandemic burnout, the Biden administration is looking to help states recruit and retain clinicians in underserved areas.
![HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says doctors who are balking at the rules of the No Surprises Act aren't looking out for patients. "I don't think when someone is overcharging that it's going to hurt the overcharger to now have to [accept] a fair price," Becerra says. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Biden team's rules would push insurance premiums down by 0.5% to 1%.](/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/npr_story_images/2021/11/22/gettyimages-1236053656-77bb56d0cec44cda1a4955068ae26dcc6415c2d8.jpg?h=60a2d821&itok=-rCfe0cx)
