Fifth Circuit Dismisses Air Ambulance Surprise Billing Case (1)

Medical providers do not have a right to sue insurance companies for not paying arbitration awards under a law shielding patients from surprise medical bills, a federal appeals court ruled.

The decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit marks another win for insurers on the issue, which has split the lower courts. Providers say insurers are skipping out on bills under the No Surprises Act, while insurers argue arbitration disputes are best handled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The ruling in the case brought by Guardian Flight LLC and Med-Trans Corp was ...