The Federal No Surprises Act (“NSA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Since its enactment, the NSA has been supplemented.
Over the past month, CMS announced several updates to the Federal No Surprises Act IDR Process. On December 15, 2023, the Federal IDR portal was re-opened for all remaining disputes..
The Div. of Insurance is proposing repealing the 80th percentile rule – which was implemented decades ago to help protect providers and patients – claiming the provision raises health care costs for consumers.