MedPage Today December 4, 2021
Loren Adler, MS, and Erin Trish, PhD

— Patients, employers, and consumers come out on top, but some providers benefit too

With the No Surprises Act set to take effect January 1, HHS is resisting a push from some doctor groups to weaken implementation rules of the legislation, and that’s a good thing. The law is a big win for patients, employers, and consumers.

Today, one in five emergency room visits and one in 10 elective surgeries at in-network facilities can result in a potential surprise out-of-network bill. Not only will the new law protect patients directly from surprise bills, it will also balance the scales in contract negotiations that have been tilted in favor of a subset of providers — primarily large private equity-backed physician staffing...

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