Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller will hold a public hearing next month to begin exploring the practice of balance billing.
According to a department news release, the hearing will

…be an opportunity to begin exploring options to make sure consumers are informed about their care and do not face these unexpected bills without recourse, as well as to identify some possible consumer-friendly solutions to the issue. Miller believes this hearing will be a substantive first step in tackling the issue of balance billing, and giving consumers more peace of mind and predictability in coverage.

The hearing will be held on October 1 in Harrisburg.
For more information about balance billing and the issues the Insurance Department hopes to begin addressing at this hearing, see this news release.