Sep 16, 2025 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
The No Surprises Act represented a landmark achievement—one designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. But while the law’s intent was clear, its implementation—particularly the arbitration process, also known as the independent dispute resolution...
Sep 2, 2025 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
A new Health Affairs article from Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms reveals how the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act has veered sharply off course, driving $5 billion in wasteful health care spending that...
Aug 11, 2025 | Arbitration, Press Release, Private Equity
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB)—representing leading employer groups, unions and health insurance providers—sent a letter to the Trump administration strongly opposing Guidehouse, Inc.’s petition to become a Certified Independent Dispute...
Jul 30, 2025 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
While the No Surprises Act was intended to curb the worst of unfair billing practices from out-of-network providers and certain private equity firms, a recent analysis from the Niskanen Center highlights how misuse of the arbitration process is contributing to $1...
Jul 15, 2025 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
A new Health Affairs article published by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and released as a companion article to an earlier analysis, highlights alarming inconsistencies in how arbitrators are resolving payment disputes under...
Jun 30, 2025 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Private Equity
Certain health care providers—particularly large, private equity-backed groups—are increasingly dominating the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process established under the No Surprises Act, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare &...
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