Insurers May Not Be Ready to Implement No Surprises Act

  • Jan 21, 2022

    Health insurers are struggling to comply with the price and billing transparency requirements of the No Surprises Act (NSA), according to a survey conducted by Change Healthcare, Inc. Meanwhile, insurers are lining up behind the Biden administration as it prepares to defend regulations implementing the NSA from a legal challenge brought by provider trade groups.

    The No Surprises Act bans balance billing — when out-of-network providers send patients a bill for the amount an insurer refuses to pay — and requires payers and providers to work out the dispute themselves. If that fails, an HHS-approved independent arbitrator will decide between two payment amounts: one submitted by the provider, and one by the insurer.

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  • Peter Johnson

    Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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