Last week, the Biden administration announced a proposed rule through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury Department that would implement the independent dispute resolution process (IDR process) outlined by the No Surprises Act, which seeks to protect patients and medical services consumers from...National News
The No Surprises Act, which intends to end the practice of surprise billing by banning most surprise bills from out-of-network providers went into effect on January 1. The rule will effect not only all emergency care billing and "most" nonemergency billing but will also require uninsured patients receive overviews of anticipated costs...
Nationwide study by Johns Hopkins shows staggering trends.
Three startling takeaways:
*Americans are being overcharged by more than $3 billion a year for ER services, according to data from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
*Bills can be nearly 13 times the rates paid by Medicare for the same services.
*Americans in the Southeast...