Three physician groups are supporting a second lawsuit brought by the Texas Medical Association against the federal departments responsible for the No Surprises Act implementation.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology filed a joint amicus brief with the federal court in Texas on October 19 in support of the new lawsuit brought by the Texas Medical Association, Healthcare Finance reports.
The group said they support safeguarding patients from surprise medical bills but that the No Surprises Act’s implementation has created serious problems for physicians and other healthcare providers.
“The flawed implementation has caused unreasonably low payments from insurers to out-of-network practices, insurers declining all negotiations during the 30-day negotiation period and overwhelming delays in the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process with IDR entities receiving thousands of claims, with some no longer accepting claims, and few being resolved,” the ASA said. “Additionally, while they are experiencing record profits, insurers are using the Act to force in-network physicians out-of-network, creating narrower networks.” Read more.
