Providers Sue (Again) Over No Surprises Act

On September 22, 2022, the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and Dr. Adam Corley—newly joined by the Tyler Regional Hospital—sued the Biden administration (again) over implementation of the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act (NSA). The IDR process is designed to determine the amount payers pay providers for out-of-network claims. The lawsuit was assigned to Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle, a federal judge in the eastern district of Texas, who agreed with TMA’s prior challenge to an earlier IDR rule and invalidated several key parts of the IDR process.

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