Apr 22, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
A new investigation from New York Times details how certain out-of-network providers have “flooded the arbitration system with millions of claims” under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process—often “collecting fees hundreds of times higher...
Apr 15, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
A new lawsuit filed by EmblemHealth lays out one of the most shocking accounts of how an out-of-network provider has allegedly contorted the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) into a personal ATM. The numbers are staggering. The complaint...
Mar 30, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
A new analysis published in Health Affairs offers an early look at Q1-Q2 2025 data from the No Surprises Act’s federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process, finding that “the volume of cases submitted into the IDR process continues to exceed all expectations.”...
Mar 18, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post
HaloMD has emerged as one of the leading companies abusing and misusing the No Surprises Act, and a new investigation from STAT News details how the company and its founders have developed a playbook for securing lucrative payouts from the arbitration process, also...
Mar 11, 2026 | Blog Post, Private Equity
Abuse and misuse of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process is fueling the health care affordability crisis. One reason? The decision-makers at the center of the IDR process — known as IDR entities, or IDREs — benefit from misaligned...
Feb 10, 2026 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
When Congress passed the No Surprises Act, the goal was clear: protect patients from unexpected out-of-network medical bills. The law has largely succeeded in that regard, shielding patients from most surprise bills — especially large balance bills tied to emergency...
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