Apr 24, 2024 | Arbitration, Private Equity
Policy experts across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm on how private equity (PE) is manipulating the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act (NSA). As a result, concerns are mounting that the now-expansive IDR process...
Apr 19, 2024 | Arbitration, Blog Post
Myth 1: The No Surprises Act is leading to an exodus of doctors and specialists from health plans’ provider networks, making it more difficult for patients to access the affordable, in-network care they need. Fact: Since passage of the No Surprises Act, health plans’...
Apr 4, 2024 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
A new report published in Health Affairs confirms a troubling increase in the number of private equity-acquired physician practices between 2012-2021, raising further concerns about these firms’ penetration at the physician level into local markets and the potential...
Feb 19, 2024 | Arbitration, Blog Post
A new letter from leading employers, unions and health plans stresses the importance of The No Surprises Act in safeguarding patients from roughly more than 25 million surprise medical bills since 2022. Members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB)...
Oct 27, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be protected from the threat and financial harm of surprise medical bills. Maintaining these important consumer protections, including a limited process for independent dispute resolution (IDR), is essential for...
Sep 30, 2021 | Arbitration, Press Release
Following the release of new interim final rules (IFR) as part of the implementation of the No Surprises Act, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “Ending surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs were the key...
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