Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of emergency physician Dr. William A. Kennedy III in his case against UnitedHealthcare. The case, Kennedy v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., centered around a critical question: Does the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) prevent out-of-network providers from suing insurers over unpaid emergency…
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No Surprises Act: Treasury Issues Final Rules in Continued Effort to Prevent Surprise Billing for Medical Care
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…