Updated No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Fees Announced
On December 18, 2023, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the Departments) released the No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Fees Final Rule. This rule finalizes increases to the two fees associated with the IDR process: the non-refundable administrative fee and the refundable certified IDR entity fee. ASA supports the reduced administrative fee but opposes the increased IDR entity fee. In this rule, CMS is finalizing an administrative fee of $115, a $65