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CMS to Host Special Open Door Forum on Provider Requirements Under No Surprises Act

For CEOs, CFOs, finance & reimbursement staff, government relations executives, legal counsel

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold a special open door forum at 11 a.m. (PT) on Dec. 8 on provider requirements under the No Surprises Act as outlined in two interim final rules released earlier this year.  

These provisions include patient billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance services from out-of-network providers established in the first interim final rule and requirements related to the independent dispute resolution process, good faith estimates for uninsured individuals, and the Patient-Provider Dispute Resolution process established in the second interim final rule.  

Registration is not required; conference call information is below: 

  • Participant Dial-In Number: (888) 455-1397 
  • Conference ID #: 8604468 

A transcript and audio recording of the forum will be posted online.