No Surprises Act Resources
On January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act (NSA) took effect. Among many other reforms, the NSA protects patients from surprise medical billing in certain situations and creates a process for physicians (and other healthcare professionals) and health insurance
companies to settle payment amounts.
New requirements in the NSA pertain to:
when care is provided by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities
emergency services and post-stabilization care at hospitals or freestanding emergency departments
good faith estimates for self-pay and uninsured patients
The American Medical Association has put together the following resources to help physicians comply with the new law:
No Surprises Act Toolkit
Implementation of the No Surprises Act Webpage
AMA Podcast: What to Know About the No Surprises Act