WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the release of the final Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) operations rule, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB) issued the following statement:
“Today’s final rule takes initial steps toward greater transparency and communications between all parties as part of the IDR process. However, more needs to be done to crack down on the ongoing abuse and misuse of IDR by some out-of-network doctors, private equity-backed providers, and IDR middlemen.
“Patients and employers cannot afford continued exploitation of the law’s IDR process. Additional reforms are needed to address the flood of disputes from IDR middlemen and the misaligned incentives driving inflationary awards to a handful of private equity-backed providers. CASMB urges Congress and the Trump administration to provide rigorous oversight of persistent bad actor providers and IDR middlemen and advance additional changes so that the No Surprises Act fully delivers on its promise of protecting consumers and reducing healthcare costs.”
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