Doctors and other medical providers have won a string of legal battles against the government over how payment disputes are handled in surprise billing cases, but fallout from the rulings by a federal judge in Texas has left them and health insurers frustrated.
The decisions by Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas involving the No Surprises Act have shut down the independent arbitration process designed to resolve billing disputes between doctors and insurers several times and forced federal agencies to issue new rules and guidance.
The sweeping impact of the decisions ...
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