No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Outcomes for Air Ambulances.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The No Surprises Act (NSA) banned surprise patient balance bills and established a binding arbitration system to resolve payment disputes between insurers and health care providers (eg, clinicians, hospitals, air ambulance organizations) for certain services, including air ambulance transportation. Understanding use and results of this new independent dispute resolution (IDR) system can inform ongoing adjustments to its implementation.

Objective

To describe the involved parties and outcomes of air ambulance NSA IDR cases.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study assessed cases arbitrated through NSA IDR in 2023 as reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Participants included air ambulance organizations and commercial in

SUBMITTER: Duffy EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877184 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature