Surprise Medical Billing

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a bulletin reminding debt collectors and credit bureaus of their legal obligations in light of the No Surprises Act, which protects consumers from certain unexpected medical bills. 
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, facilities and providers must adhere to several new policies required by the No Surprises Act.
States with external review processes that cannot accommodate No Surprises Act compliance matters may refer these matters to the Department of Health and Human Services’ external review process or use the accredited independent review organization, the Centers for Medicare…
A collection of frequently asked questions on the uninsured and self-pay good faith estimates, required as part of the No Surprises Act.
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, facilities and providers will need to adhere to several new policies required by the No Surprises Act. Specifically, facilities and providers will not be permitted to balance bill patients in certain out-of-network scenarios unless certain conditions are met, they must…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, facilities and providers must notify patients of their rights with respect to their balance billing protections under the No Surprises Act. Facilities and providers also must provide oral and written notice to uninsured and self-pay patients of their right to a good faith…
Plaintiffs American Medical Association (“AMA”), American Hospital Association (“AHA”), Renown Health, UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. (“UMass Memorial Health”), Stuart S. Squires, M.D., and Victor F. Kubit, M.D., by and through their attorneys, bring this action for declaratory and injunctive…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) sued the federal government today over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law. The associations are joined in the suit by hospital and physician plaintiffs, including Renown Health, UMass…
The AHA and American Medical Association today sued the federal government over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA), representing hospitals, health systems, and physicians, sued the federal government over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law.