Jul 13, 2026 | Arbitration, Press Release, Private Equity
Washington, D.C. — With employers and consumers already bearing the exorbitant cost of Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) abuse, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB) today launched a six-figure ad campaign to urge policymakers to oppose H.R. 4710,...
Jul 7, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
As out-of-network providers’ abuse of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process grows more extreme, costly, and widespread, the urgency for policymakers to act grows with it. The latest editorial from...
Jun 29, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
The surgeon who operated on a cancerous prostate gland earned $1,843. The assistant who handed him the instruments earned $50,456. Welcome to arbitration under the No Surprises Act. New York Times reporters Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff did another deep dive into...
Jun 16, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
When the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) puts out a public call for new research on the cost impacts of the No Surprises Act, it’s the latest signal that the law’s arbitration process, also known as Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR), has veered far off course. In...
May 28, 2026 | Arbitration, Press Release, Private Equity
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...
May 20, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
STAT’s Tara Bannow did a deeper dive into the extreme and exorbitant arbitration awards that are compounding the healthcare affordability crisis facing employers and Americans. Her latest story builds on the ongoing reporting from STAT, New York Times, Bloomberg, and...
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