MedPage Today April 26, 2023
— Further rulemaking is needed to improve the system
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra recently testified before Congress. In these sessions, Becerra was repeatedly asked about implementation of the No Surprises Act. At the Senate Finance Committee meeting, Senator Michael Bennet (D.-Colo.) remarked that implementation of the law “is a big mess.” He noted that even when medical practices prevail in arbitration, insurance companies are not consistently paying providers as required. The backlog of arbitration cases is impacting medical practices and their patients, with reports of practices waiting over 6 months to receive complete payment from insurers.
Becerra replied by repeating one of the myths that was addressed in an op-ed I published last month. He implied medical providers are to...
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