On July 6, 2023, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released the first of five required annual reports on the impact of the No Surprises Act (NSA) on health care markets (the Report)....more
7/21/2023
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Out-of-Pocket Expenses ,
Surprise Medical Bills
On August 19, 2022, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued a long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule) on the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process under the No...more
On July 26, 2022, LifeNet was granted summary judgment in its challenge to portions of the second set of implementing regulations for the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process for air ambulance providers under the No...more
8/4/2022
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Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
OMB ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Summary Judgment ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Texas ,
Vacated
On February 23, 2022, the Texas Medical Association was granted summary judgment in its challenge to portions of the second set of implementing regulations that implement the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution...more
The No Surprises Act (the Act), enacted December 27, 2021, will take effect on January 1, 2022. The No Surprises Act puts into place important patient protections from surprise medical bills, while imposing significant...more
12/23/2021
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Reimbursements ,
Surprise Medical Bills
On November 5, 2021, 152 members of the U.S. House of Representatives submitted a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) urging the Departments to...more