Medical Economics November 1, 2023
Texas Medical Association claims victory in court challenges of provisions unfair to physicians.
Federal policy makers aim to revise the billing dispute resolution process in the No Surprises Act (NSA).
The administration of President Joe Biden and the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a draft rule to change the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.
The administration remains committed to protecting consumers from surprise billing for health care. The revised rule would take patients out of the middle of billing disputes between health insurance companies and providers, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a news release.
“Eliminating surprise medical bills, reducing the burden of...