The No Surprises Act: A Cost Saving Opportunity for Employer Plan Sponsors
Video: Getting Ready for the No Surprises Act - Thought Leaders in Health Law
On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a sweeping ruling in In re MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, largely denying motions to dismiss...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until regulations are...more
This webinar will include a discussion on the various provisions of the new surprise billing law, how it interacts with current law, expected guidance from the Biden Administration, and implications for health insurance...more
“Surprise billing,” also known as “balance billing,” is one of few areas that garners bipartisan support. Surprise billing occurs when a patient inadvertently goes out of his or her insurer’s network, resulting in a “surprise...more
• A recent federal jury verdict in Dallas affirms the U.S. Department of Justice's determination to extend federal prosecutions to healthcare arrangements involving commercial payers by utilizing the federal Travel Act, which...more
On June 1, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act” (the “Act”). In the preamble to the Act, the New Jersey...more
As 2017 drew to a close, some health plans and healthcare providers across the country were still busy trying to finalize contracts for in-network services for 2018 and beyond. A number of negotiations made the headlines in...more
Last year New York passed legislation known as the “Emergency Medical Services and Surprise Bills” law, a much-heralded consumer protection law primarily intended to guard against surprise bills for out of network (OON)...more