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By Lee Fifield
In CMS
Dec 14th, 2021
Comments Off on Surprise Billing Ban Compliance Date Weeks Away
The January 1 compliance date is just around the corner, yet key elements of the NSA are still missing. In July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued the first inter...
By Lee Fifield
In Compliance
Oct 11th, 2021
Comments Off on Next Interim Final Rule for Surprise Billing Ban Released
Second interim final rule implements additional protections and addresses the independent dispute resolution process. On Sept. 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (t...
By Lee Fifield
In Compliance
Sep 30th, 2021
Comments Off on Industry Pushes Back Against Looming Surprise Billing Ban Compliance Date
Payers and hospitals call for a delay until 2023 as they wait for key elements of the NSA to be released and an end to the public health emergency. As the Jan. 1, 2022, compliance date for the No Surprises Act (NSA) that bans surprise (balance) billin...
Interim final rule lays groundwork for implementing No Surprises Act by 2022. On July 1 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued Requirements Related to Surprise Billing...
In Billing
Apr 4th, 2019
Comments Off on Get Over the Pitfalls of Out-of-network Surprise, Balance Billing
Hurdles set by commercial carriers require out-of-network groups to tighten billing management and foster full financial transparency. Most non-participating providers learn that out-of-network reimbursement can be higher than in-network reimbursement...