Surprise Medical Billing
The departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury announced yesterday the denial of the recertification of two entities currently participating in the federal independent dispute resolution process under the No Surprises Act. The agencies determined that Island Peer Review…
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management released guidance Oct. 29 for independent dispute resolution entities on batched and bundled items or services.
A new centralized platform by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for managing federal independent dispute resolutions related to the No Surprises Act opened Sept. 15.
The House Sept. 1 voted 370-48 to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through Dec. 11, 2026, and avoid a government shutdown. The Senate Aug. 8 passed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2027 (H.R. 6500) by a vote of 90-6.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance July 17 on new remittance advice remark codes required for use following updates to the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process.
Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury May 28 released a final rule that makes a number of operational changes to the No Surprises Act (NSA) independent resolution dispute (IDR) process.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury issued a final rule May 28 intended to improve the functioning of the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 1 released a joint FAQ with the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management regarding their continued use of enforcement discretion for plan compliance under certain No Surprises Act provisions.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange announced that it is conducting a survey on how health care providers are implementing good faith estimates for uninsured and self-pay individuals under the federal No Surprises Act.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have added Dane Street, LLC as a new independent dispute resolution entity, bringing the total number to 16.