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A Thumb on the Scale – The No Surprises Act’s Unfair Bias Towards the Insurance Industry

Since the conception of the No Surprises Act, concerned physician groups and advocacy efforts have centered around the fact that the law and its IDR process “place a thumb on the scale in favor of insurers.” Even with a final ruling in place to assuage these concerns, there are still issues surrounding the laws and their biases towards insurers. Below, find a collection of articles about the leverage health insurers use to underpay providers and financial proof of their unfair advantage, facilitated by details of the No Surprises Act.

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Rethinking the No Surprises Act: Advocacy from June to December of 2022

Since the implementation of the No Surprises Act, a biased IDR process which favors insurers has brought about robust advocacy from a variety of physician organizations. Many also have filed amicus briefs in support of various lawsuits against health insurance companies. Here are some examples of advocacy from the ASA, AHA, and AMA, among others, from July 2022 to the present.

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