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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.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency

Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Most hospitals use cost estimate tools to provide patient-specific price information because every course of care is unique.
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CMS releases No Surprises Act complaint data, enforcement report

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Aug. 20 released a report presenting data on complaints and enforcement efforts by the agency concerning title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, which includes both the surprise billing and price transparency provisions of the No Surprises Act.
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Appeals court affirms district court decision invalidating provisions in No Surprises Act 

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 2 affirmed a district court's decision to set aside certain regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. In particular, the decision invalidates regulatory provisions governing how arbitrators are to weigh the qualifying payment amount in arbitration proceedings.  
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Agencies to reopen comment period for No Surprises Act IDR rule

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury will reopen the public comment period for their proposed rule to improve the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process for 14 days beginning Jan. 22 to provide additional time for interested parties to comment.
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CMS releases proposed rule to improve No Surprises Act IDR process

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury issued a proposed rule intended to improve how the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process functions in response to feedback and challenges shared by stakeholders.
Testimony
Public

AHA Senate Statement on What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America

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AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Public

3 Ways to Engage Today’s Health Consumers

As consumers take a more active role in their health and have unprecedented access to health data through wearable devices, remote monitoring and other technologies, organizations are closely examining their engagement strategies and tactics.
Webinar Recordings
Member

Webinar: Implementing Regulations on Surprise Medical Billing: Part 4

In this webinar, the AHA staff discuss the interim final regulations implementing certain provisions of the No Surprises Act. We will focus on the issues we plan to address in our comment letter regarding the regulations including the independent dispute resolution process, the good faith estimates for the uninsured and self-pay patients, the dispute resolution process for certain patients to contest their bills, and additional oversight of health plans.