Special Stakeholder Meeting

Posted by Margaret Knight on 01/04/2022 Please join the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a special stakeholder meeting about important new consumer protections under the No Surprises Act. Please pre-register for the webinar, which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 5 at 1:00 PM ET. Wednesday, January 5 will be a Day of Action for the No Surprises Act Implementation. As a part of the Day of Action, you are invited to participate in a twitter storm beginning at noon local time (social media toolkit available here) and the stakeholder webinar at 1 pm ET. (RSVP here).

The Biden-Harris Administration thanks you for the new consumer protections that took effect January 1, 2022. Please view this video from CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as she explains the new protections available to consumers:    Since January 1, 2022, consumers have new billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance services from out-of-network providers. Through new rules aimed to protect consumers, excessive out-of-pocket costs are now restricted, and emergency services must continue to be covered without any prior authorization, and regardless of whether or not a provider or facility is in-network.

Webinar details: When: Jan 5, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)  Topic: No Surprises Act Stakeholder webinar Register in advance for this webinar:   https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_pW6nJP41QDKI8temT7FX-Q