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No Surprises Act Implementation Bumpy Period Reaches One-Year Mark

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We are now in September! And while many folks are thinking about how summer has come and gone so quickly, those following the No Surprises Act implementation process may also be wondering how a whole year has passed since the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

No Surprises Here – Providers Win Again in No Surprises Act TMA III Litigation Vacating Independent Dispute Resolution Rule

On August 2, 2024, the United States Fifth Circuit affirmed the rulings in the No Surprises Act litigation brought by the Texas Medical Association and other plaintiffs challenging the August 2022 Final Rule that has been...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - May 2nd - 3rd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] No Surprises Act Update: The Latest Litigation, Enforcement, IDR and Implementation Challenges - March 7th, 1:00 pm -...

Three years after the No Surprises Act (NSA) was enacted, industry stakeholders and government regulators alike are still navigating the intricate twists and turns of the wide-ranging legislation’s key provisions. In a new...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Strengthening the NSA’s Independent Dispute Resolution Process: Stakeholder Perspectives - January 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

The No Surprises Act (NSA), enacted in 2020, protects patients from surprise medical bills for emergency services and, in certain circumstances, when treated by out-of-network providers in an in-network facility. Since the...more

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The No Surprises Act: The Departments Proposed Another Increase to IDR Fee, Will it Stick?

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On September 26, 2023, the Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) jointly proposed rules (September Rule) updating the administrative fee and Certified...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

THE NO SURPRISES ACT: Hoping for an End to the Surprises

By looking at the events that have transpired since the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the No Surprises Act (the Act), was signed into law, it is clear that the Departments of Health and Human Services,...more

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No More Surprise Medical Bills: Providers Score Yet Another Victory as Texas Court Again Vacates Provisions of Biden...

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On August 24, 2023, health care providers in Texas scored yet another victory when a federal court vacated additional portions of the Biden Administration’s rulemaking under the federal No Surprises Act (the Act). This marked...more

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Another No Surprises Act Update: Texas Court Vacates Rules and Guidance Related to the “Qualified Payment Amount”

On August 24, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas again largely ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association and other plaintiffs (including air ambulance providers) and vacated certain...more

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Texas Federal Court Issues Fourth Ruling Invalidating Parts of the Administration’s No Surprises Act Regulations

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On August 24, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion and order in Texas Medical Association, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services(“HHS”)(“TMA III”). TMA...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Surprise… No Surprises Act Arbitration Is Too Expensive

Providers finally obtained court ordered relief to the $350 administrative fee each party was required to pay as part of the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process under the No Surprises Act. Until the...more

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No More Surprise Medical Bills: In Another Victory for Providers, Texas Court Vacates Administrative Fee and Batching Provisions...

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On August 3, 2023, health care providers in Texas scored yet another victory when a federal court vacated additional portions of the Biden Administration’s rules governing fee collection and claim batching under the federal...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Independent Dispute Resolution Process Halted Following the Government’s Third Major No Surprises Act-Related Loss in Federal...

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On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) temporarily suspended the federal Independent Dispute...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

No Surprises Act Update: Federal IDR Temporarily Suspended After Court Vacates Increased Administrative Fees and Rule for Batching...

On August 3, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas once again ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association[1] and vacated portions of the guidance related to (i) the administrative fee...more

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CMS Halts “No Surprises Act” Arbitration

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CMS has halted the arbitration process for “Surprise Billing” established by the “No Surprises Act” for the second time, stating as follows...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Court Strikes Down Federal Surprise Billing Arbitration Rules, Pausing Government Arbitrations

On August 3, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas again struck down portions of the regulations governing the arbitration process created by the No Surprises Act (NSA) to settle payment disputes between...more

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First Annual Report on the No Surprises Act’s Impact on the Health Care Market is Released

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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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

DFS Issues Guidance on Surprise Billing Disputes

Accident and health (A&H) insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) doing business in New York should consider new guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services on the independent dispute resolution...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

No Surprises Act: Washington State Rethinks IDR Transition Amid Federal Court Showdown

Washington State's Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) is delaying its transition to the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process for at least six months. As a result of this...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Guidance Instructs IDR Entities to Resume All Payment Determinations Under No Surprises Act

As of March 17, certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities may resume IDR payment determinations under the No Surprises Act (NSA) that were temporarily halted last month due to a Texas court’s decision vacating...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Stop – Go – Stop Again – Now GO… Surprised by the No Surprises Act?

We are not surprised by the continued stop-and-go regarding guidance surrounding the No Surprises Act. Most recently, a Texas court vacated portions of the No Surprises Act’s updated final rule (the final rules were discussed...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Guidance Instructs IDR Entities to Move Forward With Some Payment Disputes While Holding Others

The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) are continuing to respond to decisions by a federal district court in Texas regarding the Independent...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Texas Court Sides With Providers a Second Time in Litigation Related to No Surprises Act IDR Process

On February 6, a Texas federal district court sided with the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and health care providers vacating regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management and the Departments of Health and Human...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Another Win for Providers: Texas Federal District Court Again Vacates Independent Dispute Resolution Rule for the No Surprises Act

On February 6, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association and vacated portions of the final rule adopted in August 2022 (the “August 2022 Final...more

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Court Once Again Strikes Down Payer-Friendly Provisions in Surprise Billing Regulations

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On February 6, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated key provisions in the regulations implementing a federal arbitration process to settle out-of-network (OON) payment disputes between payers and...more

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