Katie Keith summarizes the latest federal guidance on the No Surprises Act and the status of at least eight pending lawsuits brought by health care providers. 

CHIR experts will participate in a briefing hosted by the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing on Jun. 14 at 2pm ET. Register here.

AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released a new survey and analysis finding that the No Surprises Act prevented more than 2 million potential surprise medical bills in the first 2 months of 2022 alone. 

Bob Herman does a deep dive on the surgeon whose lawsuit, if it succeeds, would take down the patient protections in the No Surprises Act.

Samantha Liss explains a request from the American Hospital Association to delay parts of the process related to providing uninsured patients with a good faith estimate of the expected cost of their care. 

Carolyn Crist highlights the survey and analysis featured above noting that more than 12 million potential surprise bills could be avoided this year if trends continue.

Christopher Snowbeck explains the new No Surprises Act protections while identifying continued ways for patients to avoid surprise bills for ground ambulances or care that is not covered by their insurer. 

Bob Herman summarizes a draft ballot initiative on surprise medical bills that could advantage health care providers and ultimately increase premiums.