For hospitals, the NSA's baseball-style arbitration has struck out as claims are backlogged in the independent dispute resolution process.| Healthcare Finance News
No Surprises Act - OverviewTitle I (No Surprises Act) and Title II (Transparency) of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), establish new protections for consumers related to surprise billing and transparency in health care. The legislation contains new requirements for group health plans, health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets, providers, facilities, and air ambulance providers.| www.cms.gov
Nobody saw that one coming!| Intelligencer
A self-insured health plan (also known as a self-funded health plan) is coverage offered by an employer or association in which the employer (or association) takes on the risk involved with providing coverage, instead of purchasing coverage from an insurance company.| healthinsurance.org
The type of managed care your health plan falls under affects your healthcare costs and plan benefits – including access to medical providers.| healthinsurance.org