Healthcare DIVE September 22, 2023
On Thursday, the HHS and other departments proposed a rule that would raise the independent dispute resolution process fees from $50 to $150.
Dive Brief:
- The HHS, the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury proposed hiking the administrative fee to enter the No Surprise Act’s independent resolution process 200%, from $50 to $150, in a proposed rule filed Thursday. The agencies also proposed increasing the upper limit of the fee range for certified IDR entities by 20% for single determinations and 25% for batched determinations. The proposed rule, if finalized, would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
- The agencies project to spend $70 million to implement IDR in 2024 on personnel costs, certifying IDR entities...