KFF Health News November 2, 2023
In late 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the No Surprises Act establishing new federal protections for consumers from surprise medical bills. The law became effective in 2022. A significant component of the law was to hold consumers harmless for surprise, out-of-network medical bills by creating a process where the medical provider and health plan would negotiate a payment for the service provided or end up in an independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.
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