Surprise Medical Billing

The AHA filed an amicus brief Oct. 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit challenging a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which ruled that independent dispute resolution awards under the No Surprises Act are judicially unenforceable.
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.
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…
Statementof theAmerican Hospital Associationfor theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensionsof theUnited States Senate“What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America?”July 11, 2024 
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Professional Membership GroupsYour organization’s membership in the American Hospital Association connects you to the nation’s most powerful advocacy organization for hospitals. But did you know that the AHA has a number of professional membership societies designed to support specific areas of…
The hospital and health system field strongly supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills. The AHA is pleased to present an afternoon of review and analysis of Congress rejected approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far…
AHA's comment on the proposed rule related to the operations of the Independent Dispute Resolution Process (IDR) established by the No Surprises Act.
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.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury Dec. 18 released a final rule that increases the administrative fee for disputes initiated under the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process from $50 to $115 per party per dispute.