Effective January 1, 2022, the “No Surprises Act” signed into U.S. law as part of H.R. 133, “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” implicates (1) emergency services provided by non-participating ...
Senate Bill 1264, which recently passed during the 86 th Texas legislative session, places restrictions on certain out-of-network providers regarding the practice known as “balance billing” and ...
Surprise medical bills occur when patients cannot avoid being treated by providers outside their health plan’s contracted network – either because the provider is not chosen by the patient, for ...
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision that struck down key parts of legislation aimed at reforming surprise medical billing. The Fifth Circuit Court's ruling, which was filed late ...
The Biden administration has proposed a new rule refining several aspects of the healthcare services billing process in response to criticisms levied from all sides of the industry. Unveiled Friday ...
Surprise medical bills have become a rallying point for healthcare advocates, patients and providers who are frustrated with oblique pricing practices and narrowing payer networks. Here are 20 things ...