By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD Last week, the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released the latest installment in a series of final rules concerning the implementation of the No Surprises Act (the “Act”). The Act provides patients with federal protections against balance billing; specifically requiring private health insurance companies…
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No Surprises Act: What Providers Should Know About the New Patient Protection Legislation
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 (116th), better known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law. Included therein, was a key consumer protection law designed to shield patients from receiving unexpected, and often exorbitant, out-of-network medical bills. Effective as of January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act…