Opinion: A regulatory wake-up call

During HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra’s confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, he was consistently pressed on a variety of issues: abortion, Medicare for All, and Covid-19, to name just a few. It was shocking, however, that, despite being one of the most hotly contested healthcare issues of the past two years, we barely heard a peep about surprise medical bills. Kudos to Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) for being the only senator to raise the subject during the committees’ live questioning.