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CMS adds two new No Surprises Act IDR entities
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have certified two more independent dispute resolution entities, bringing the total number to 15.
CMS to host webinar on Good Faith Estimate requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar Jan. 16 at 1 p.m.
Health Plan Accountability
Commercial health plan abuses must be addressed to ensure fair coverage for patients and providers. The AHA has worked to hold health plans accountable through letters, statements, white papers, member updates and earned media.
AHA Response to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) RFI
Health insurers have gone through dramatic vertical consolidation since ERISA was signed into law. Over the last decade, the major corporate insurers have spent billions of dollars acquiring not only other plans, but also providers, pharmacy service companies, and health technology and claims adjudication systems.
Health Plan Accountability: June 2022 Update
The latest news on health plan accountability from the AHA for June 2022.
Agencies release new process for resubmitting IDR disputes
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury May 1 released a new process for resubmitting disputes under the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process that were originally improperly batched or bundled.
Following NYT Investigation, AHA Urges DOL to Investigate Actions of MultiPlan and Commercial Insurers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) writes regarding a recent The New York Times investigation into the disturbing incentives for data analytics firm, MultiPlan, and large commercial insurers like UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna, to cut reimbursement rates for care provided to employees of companies with self-funded employer insurance plans and increase costs for patients receiving that care.
AHA Senate Statement on What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America
Statementof theAmerican Hospital Associationfor the