The No Surprises Act: A Cost Saving Opportunity for Employer Plan Sponsors
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The recently enacted Texas Senate Bill (SB) 2544 imposes mandatory mediation filing deadlines for out-of-network (OON) facility providers. Under Insurance Code Chapter 1467, OON facility providers (including ambulatory...more
As part of the COVID-19 relief legislation passed at the end of 2020, Congress adopted the “No Surprises Act” which prohibits out-of-network providers from balance billing patients for charges above the rates paid by their...more
So-called surprise medical bills were among the hottest topics in the news nationwide in 2019 and generate significant political activity. The term describes the situation in which a patient who has health insurance receives...more
Surprise billing protections are part of both state and national policy agendas this year in an effort to provide health-care transparency and consumer transparency. New Mexico’s new law now protects consumers by specifically...more
News alert for all New Jersey health care providers! A new law went into effect yesterday (August 30, 2018) that changes billing requirements for out-of-network services in New Jersey. Known as the “Out-of-Network Consumer...more
A new California law (AB 72) limits the amount that out-of-network surgeons and other health care professionals may bill patients for covered non-emergency services provided at a contracted facility, such as an ambulatory...more
On May 14, 2015, four New Jersey legislators introduced the Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act (the "Legislation"). If enacted, the Legislation would increase health care...more