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![caption: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says doctors in Congress 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%.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebab03a1dd8427c19dfd305987b0936a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=340&h=226)
Health
Becerra defends HHS rules aimed at reining in surprise medical bills
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.