No Surprises Act

08/17/2021 2:30 PM | Anonymous

On Dec. 27, 2020, the No Surprises Act was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133; Division BB – Private Health Insurance and Public Health Provisions). The No Surprises Act addresses surprise medical billing at the federal level. Most sections of the legislation go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor are tasked with issuing regulations and guidance to implement a number of the provisions. 

A detailed summary of the Act is available here

The interim rule is available here

Comments

  • 09/02/2021 8:12 AM | Anonymous
    Enforcement of requirements that health plans publicly disclose prescription drug prices in machine-readable computer files has been delayed until July 1, 2022.
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