Biden Administration Advances New Protections against Surprise Medical Bills

The Biden Administration, through the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, has issued an interim final rule with a comment period to further implement the No Surprises Act, introducing a dispute resolution process for self-pay patients and the uninsured.

This rule details a process that aims to take patients out of the middle of payment disputes, establishing a process to settle out-of-network rates between providers and payers. It also outlines requirements for healthcare cost estimates for uninsured or self-pay individuals.

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