Sep 30, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
Starting in 2022, patients across the country will no longer face the threat or fear of a surprise medical bill, but policy experts, consumer advocates, health insurance providers and employer representatives urged the Biden Administration to protect Americans from...
Sep 16, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
The Biden Administration will soon release new rules around a federal arbitration process, also known as independent dispute resolution (IDR). Several states that have implemented IDR processes have seen how frequently they can be abused and misused by out-of-network...
Aug 24, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
Two years after Texas implemented a new arbitration process for resolving surprise medical bills, the number of arbitration requests have skyrocketed to more than 50,000 requests from January to June 2021, suggesting a costly trend that will leave consumers and...
Aug 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be safeguarded from surprise medical bills as part of the No Surprises Act. It’s a historic milestone, and at the same time, members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing have consistently urged the Biden...
Jul 29, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
In December 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act with the intent of protecting patients from surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs. Delivering on the law’s cost-savings goal centers on a wonky, but critically important, payment methodology known...
Jun 23, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post
In a new letter to the Biden Administration, members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing made it clear that achieving the intended goals of the No Surprises Act would require a firm commitment to “decrease health care costs, including premiums and...
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