Health Affairs | October 2, 2021
Read the PublicationOn September 30, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury, alongside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued a new interim final rule to implement additional components of the No Surprises Act (NSA). This rule focuses on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, good faith estimates for uninsured individuals, the dispute resolution process for patients and providers, and expanded rights to external review.