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The hospital and health system field strongly supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills.
Webinar: Implementing Regulations on Surprise Medical Billing: Part 4
In this webinar, the AHA staff discuss the interim final regulations implementing certain provisions of the No Surprises Act. We will focus on the issues we plan to address in our comment letter regarding the regulations including the independent dispute resolution process, the good faith estimates for the uninsured and self-pay patients, the dispute resolution process for certain patients to contest their bills, and additional oversight of health plans.
Hospitals and Health Systems Affirming the AHA Patient Billing Guidelines
This is a map of the hospitals and health systems who have affirmed the American Hospital Association's voluntary Patient Billing Guidelines, which outline how hospitals and health systems best serve their patients and communities, and underscore their commitment to ensuring that conversations about financial obligations do not impede care, while recognizing that determinations around financial assistance require mutual sharing of information by providers and patients.
AHA Comments on No Surprises Act IDR Process Proposed Rule
AHA's comment on the proposed rule related to the operations of the Independent Dispute Resolution Process (IDR) established by the No Surprises Act.
Agencies to reopen comment period for No Surprises Act IDR rule
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury will reopen the public comment period for their proposed rule to improve the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process for 14 days beginning Jan. 22 to provide additional time for interested parties to comment.
CMS finalizes changes to No Surprises Act administrative and IDR fees
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury Dec. 18 released a final rule that increases the administrative fee for disputes initiated under the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process from $50 to $115 per party per dispute.
CMS extends No Surprises Act timeline to select IDR entity through Jan. 16
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury will give health care providers and insurers initiating a payment dispute through Jan. 16 under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process 10 business days to select a certified IDR entity after initiating the dispute, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Nov 29.
CMS releases IDR batching FAQs, reschedules webinar to Nov. 30
In response to recent court decisions that set aside certain regulations implementing the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 28 released FAQs explaining how certified IDR entities may determine whether a dispute is appropriately batched and clarifying certain other provisions and its policy for extending existing IDR deadlines once the federal IDR portal reopens to all batched disputes and single disputes involving air ambulance services.
AHA Testimony On No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
Tom Nickels testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on surprise medical billing.