Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Healthcare providers and middlemen are exploiting a loophole in a 2020 law designed to shield consumers from surprise medical bills.
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Maddie Kornfeld is a verification producer for CBS News Confirmed, focused on tracking misinformation and verifying user-generated content. She uses open-source investigation methods in tandem with traditional reporting.
Maddie previously worked at Storyful, where she authenticated eyewitness and viral video and debunked AI-generated content. Before working at Storyful, she was the associate producer on an investigative documentary for PBS Frontline called "Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes."
Healthcare providers and middlemen are exploiting a loophole in a 2020 law designed to shield consumers from surprise medical bills.
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