We’re getting closer to the effective date of the No Surprises Act, January 1, 2022. As part of this Act, “good faith estimates” are required of providers. But what does this mean exactly? Firstly, good faith estimates are required for uninsured individuals or self pay individuals. When a provider finds out [...]
Earlier we talked about what surprise medical billing is. Following the journey to the implementation in 2022, the newest update on September 30th outlines new rules related to the banning of surprise medical billing. We will summarize some important points in this week’s post. Titled “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Part [...]
In the newest update on the road to preventing surprise medical billing, the current Administration has issued what is known as “Requirements Related to Surprised Billing; Part 1”. As we mentioned in an earlier post, surprise medical billing happens when patients unknowingly receive out-of-network services which result in unexpected bills. The [...]
The No Surprises Act is passed and set to take effect January 1, 2022. As a result, based on different states’ regulations, there may be changes to the way medical billing is done. For one thing, your healthcare practice must start being more careful about providing information related to the network [...]
Set to take effect on January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act aims to protect patients against surprise medical bills. After years of debate, the Act was passed at the end of 2020. What is this Act and what does it entail? We will provide a brief summary here to help [...]
