Alternative dispute resolution has many advantages over traditional litigation, including reduced costs, expedited timelines and streamlined processes. However, one of the oft-touted reasons parties ...

On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) temporarily suspended the federal ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Although the godfather of online dispute resolution, Ethan Katsh, once observed that "the ...

The new final regulations illustrate the Departments’ commitment to quickly implementing and enforcing the protections established in the No Surprise Billing Rules. Federal litigation challenging the ...

Business litigation refers to the practice of engaging in legal action to resolve disputes that occur in a business setting. There are numerous types of disputes that can lead to litigation, including ...

Florida healthcare providers can use the state-specific dispute resolution process for out-of-network bills instead of the federal methodology outlined in the No Surprises Act, CMS determined. CMS on ...

A proposed rule pertaining to the controversial No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution process, would, if finalized, require payers to provide additional information at the time of initial payment or ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule refining several aspects of the healthcare services billing process in response to criticisms levied from all sides of the industry. Unveiled Friday ...

The No Surprises Act was designed to remove the costs of out-of-network providers as a barrier to patient care, but its independent dispute process has been an obstacle, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia ...

Conflict Management and Peace Science, Vol. 23, No. 4, SPECIAL ISSUE: Territorial Conflict Management (Winter 2006), pp. 329-341 (13 pages) This case study examines the breakdown of the dispute ...

In a final rule on fees for disputed claims, Health and Human Services and other departments are finalizing an amount of $115 per party for disputes initiated on or after the effective date of this ...