CMS issues No Surprises Act FAQ on good faith estimates for uninsured and self-pay patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 27 issued an FAQ document on good faith estimates for uninsured (or self-pay) individuals under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The document answers questions on how providers and facilities that either offer sliding fee discounts or do not expect to bill for items or services can comply with GFE requirements, along with information on other scenarios that they might face.
Related News Articles
Perspective
Approximately 35 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2026, and that number is expected to grow to about 45 million MA enrollees by…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released details on downloading its upcoming fiscal year 2025 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns…
Headline
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living has launched the first phase of its Health at Home Challenge, a competition to…
Headline
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations it will issue to Congress in its June report on oversight and increased…
Headline
The AHA shared the following statement with the media in response to a report released May 7 by Families USA. “This report is long on rhetoric and…
Headline
The AHA May 7 wrote to House and Senate lawmakers in support of the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act (H.R. 8375/S. 4384), bipartisan and bicameral…