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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

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No Surprises Here!  Fifth Circuit Upholds Health Care Provider Challenge to No Surprises Act Regulations

In a recent win for health care providers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision to vacate key portions of regulations issued by the U.S. Departments of Treasury,...more

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No More Surprise Medical Bills: Fifth Circuit Affirms Vacatur of Arbitration Provisions of Surprise Billing Rules (TMA II)

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On August 2, health care providers scored yet another significant victory when the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the vacatur of various federal regulations regarding the arbitration procedures used to...more

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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

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No Surprises Here!  Divergent Court Rulings Spotlight Ongoing Challenges in No Surprises Act Implementation; Tee Up Split in...

Two District Courts have reached opposite conclusions on the enforceability of arbitration awards under the No Surprises Act (“NSA”). The two decisions, while far from the final word on the subject, highlight the most recent...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for May 2024. We discuss several notable cases and enforcement resolutions, including the US Court of Appeals for the District of...more

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[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

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[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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Navigating the New IDR Batching Rules and Deadline Extensions

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If you have been following the implementation of the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, you have likely seen a bunch of new rules, guidance documents and deadline extensions come out recently and...more

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New No Surprises Act Announcements Indicate Bumpy Road Ahead

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The bumpy road toward implementing the No Surprises Act took another turn last Friday, October 6, 2023. The US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) provided...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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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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Provider Victory in Latest No Surprises Act Litigation Overturns QPA Rules

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On August 24, 2023, Judge Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas issued a fourth judgment overturning additional aspects of the No Surprises Act (NSA) rulemaking and guidance. This latest decision vacated aspects of...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

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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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Implementation of the No Surprises Act Is Full of Surprises: What We Do and Don’t Know

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It’s likely no surprise to anyone who has been following the implementation of the No Surprises Act over the last couple of years that we again find ourselves on an uncertain path. While Regs & Eggs has focused on some of the...more

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The No Surprises Act: A District Court’s Decision Results in Federal IDR Outage

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Although the No Surprises Act was signed into law almost three years ago and has been in effect for the past year and a half, there have been numerous delays in implementation and execution due to the complexity of elements...more

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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

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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

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NSA Update: IDR Process Suspended After TX District Court Invalidates Batching and Fee Increases

Last week, after several slow news months for the No Surprises Act (NSA), a Texas district court issued its most recent decision in a series of cases brought by the Texas Medical Association and other health care providers...more

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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

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