Radiology Business May 3, 2023
There are four ways to potentially begin fixing chaos created by the No Surprises Act, a leader with Radiology Partners contends in a new editorial.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra recently testified to Congress about the legislation, which is aimed at protecting patients from receiving unexpected bills for out-of-network care. One Senator labeled the law’s rollout as a “big mess,” noting a building backlog of arbitration cases with some practices waiting more than six months to receive payment.
Radiologist Richard E. Heller, MD, MBA, highlighted these challenges in an opinion piece published by Medpage on April 26.
“The dysfunctional No Surprises Act process is adding burden and expense for medical practices, redirecting resources that would be better invested in the care...