The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury will give health care providers and insurers initiating a payment dispute through Jan. 16 under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process 10 business days to select a certified IDR entity after initiating the dispute, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Nov 29. 
 
“Following the reopening of the Federal IDR portal on October 6, 2023, to certain new single disputes, including disputes involving bundled payment arrangements, but excluding disputes related to air ambulance services, the Departments extended the certified IDR entity selection timeline to 10 business days until November 3, 2023,” CMS explained. “Following the expiration of that extension and the return to the three-business-day timeline, numerous disputing parties have requested that the timeline temporarily return to 10 business days. Accordingly, the Departments are announcing that disputing parties will have 10 business days to select a certified IDR entity for all disputes through January 16, 2024. This extension will be provided automatically and does not require a request by disputing parties.”
 
Parties may email questions about the policy to FederalIDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov. CMS plans to provide additional updates at www.cms.gov/nosurprises as they become available.  
 

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