Congress Enacts Legislation to End Surprise Medical Billing
The “No Surprises” Act: Congress Enacts Legislation to End Surprise Medical Billing in Omnibus Year-End Spending Bill Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The recently-enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 includes the long-debated “No Surprises” Act (the “Act”), which addresses how providers are paid for certain out-of-network health care services, and removes patients from the middle of out-of-network reimbursement disputes. The Act comprehensively addresses all types of commercial health plans by amending the Public Health Service Act (“PHSA”), the Employee Reti...
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