Three years after the No Surprises Act (NSA) was enacted, industry stakeholders and government regulators alike are still navigating the intricate twists and turns of the wide-ranging legislation’s key provisions.
On October 27, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (the Departments) released a proposed rule to revamp certain aspects of the No Surprises Act’s (NSA) independent...
Manatt Health Partner Harvey Rochman spoke with Health Plan Weekly about a recent proposed rule surrounding the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process of the No Surprises Act, and discussed why he’s optimistic that the rule is likely...
Last week, after several slow news months for the No Surprises Act, a Texas district court issued its most recent decision in a series of cases brought by the Texas Medical Association and other health care providers challenging the implementation...
As of March 17, certified independent dispute resolution entities may resume IDR payment determinations under the No Surprises Act that were temporarily halted last month due to a Texas court’s decision vacating portions of the final federal...
President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget includes substantial additional amounts for continued funding of the implementation and enforcement of the No Surprises Act and the transparency laws passed along with the NSA.
Manatt Litigation Partner Harvey Rochman was quoted in Modern Healthcare about the impact of legal challenges to the regulations implementing the No Surprises Act, which continue to impact and delay the federal process to resolve payment...
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury are continuing to respond to decisions by a federal district court in Texas regarding the Independent Dispute Resolution process established to...
The No Surprises Act, which went into effect January 1, 2022, was designed to protect patients from surprise medical bills when they are treated in out-of-network emergency departments or by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities.
On February 6, a Texas federal district court sided with the Texas Medical Association and health care providers vacating regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the...