Sage Otolaryngology

Editor-in-Chief Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, is joined by senior author Michael J. Brenner, MD, and Associate Editor Christipher M. Johnson, MD, to discuss the challenges of financial stress patients face when they undergo common otolaryngology procedures, as outlined in the paper "Out-of-Pocket Costs and Surprise Billing in Otolaryngology: A National Database Analysis," which published in the December 2025 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Click here to read the full article.