The surprises continue: The Biden administration delays implementation of certain provisions of the no surprises act and transparency in coverage final rules applicable to providers and insurers

Lexology September 3, 2021
Proskauer Rose LLP

In a FAQ published on August 20, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) significantly delayed implementation of statutory requirements on surprise billing and price transparency, which we had previously summarized in a series of blog posts throughout this past year:

Specifically, the FAQs focus on the implementation of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act’s (the “ACA’s”) Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (the “TiC Final Rules”) and certain provisions of title I (the No Surprises Act) and title II (Transparency) of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”).

We have summarized the significant implementation requirements below.

Transparency in Coverage

Under the TiC Final Rules, commercial health plans are...

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