The American Hospital Association News reported on October 6, 2023
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 6 reopened the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution [IDR] portal to out-of-network providers and group health plans initiating new single payment disputes under the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process, including single disputes involving bundled payment arrangements. The agency also released new guidance for processing these disputes.
“New and in-progress batched disputes and new air ambulance disputes remain temporarily suspended while the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury update their guidance and operations to align with recent court orders, including an Aug. 24 ruling that set aside certain regulations implementing the IDR process and an Aug. 3 ruling that vacated nationwide a federal fee increase and batching rule for the process.”
In that regard, the federal regulators issued ACA FAQ 62 on the same, which focuses on No Surprises Act issues.
Furthermore, a No Surprises Act IDR operations proposed rule is still undergoing review at OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.