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January 4, 2022
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Telemedicine Providers Take Note – The No Surprises Act Is Effective January 1, 2022

On December 27, 2020, the No Surprises Act was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. In July and October 2021, respectively, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (the Departments) issued two Interim Final […]

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November 22, 2021
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Reporting COVID-19 Vaccination Status in 2022

Three new diagnosis codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status will go into effect April 1, 2022. The codes were presented by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Sept. 14-15, ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, so they are not listed in the 2022 ICD-10-CM code book. The new ICD-10-CM codes for reporting […]

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November 11, 2021
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Lawmakers Seek Changes to No Surprises Act Implementation

More than a third of Representatives call on the federal government to revise No Surprises Act implementation, specifically around the independent dispute resolution process. A bipartisan group of 152 House members wrote to the secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor and urged them to amend the interim final rule (IFR) that will […]

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August 10, 2021
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First Installment of Surprise Billing Regulations Released

On July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued interim final rules (IFR) implementing certain aspects of the No Surprises Act (Act), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The purpose of […]

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5 Things rev cycle leaders need to know about surprise billing interim final rule

Understanding the qualifying payment amount and the initial information on the independent dispute resolution process “should be a short-term priority for revenue cycle leaders and their teams,” says attorney Harvey Rochman. Earlier this month, the federal government released an interim final rule outlining certain provisions of the No Surprises Act (NSA), which is designed […]

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HHS Addresses Surprise Billing in Commercial Health Plans

The interim rule is in response to the No Surprises Act, which directed multiple US departments to issue a rule that would quell surprise billing in commercial health plans. The Biden administration has issued an interim rule that regulates surprise billing in commercial health plans and employer-sponsored health plans, CMS announced. “No patient should forgo […]

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Biden administration releases interim final rule banning surprise medical bills

The final rule is an implementation of the No Surprises Act, which was passed by Congress last year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule this week banning surprise medical bills and some out-of-network charges, which will go into effect on January 1, 2022 for providers and insurance […]

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Tag: interim final rules

Telemedicine Providers Take Note – The No Surprises Act Is Effective January 1, 2022

Reporting COVID-19 Vaccination Status in 2022

Lawmakers Seek Changes to No Surprises Act Implementation

5 Things rev cycle leaders need to know about surprise billing interim final rule

HHS Addresses Surprise Billing in Commercial Health Plans

Biden administration releases interim final rule banning surprise medical bills

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