Providers See Harm From Surprise Billing Rule, Ask Court For Stay

Mealey's (December 13, 2021, 2:07 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An interim final rule interpreting a law creating a system for resolving billing disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers with the intent of ending surprise billing of patients improperly weights one of the six factors the law lays out in a way that creates the opposite of what Congress intended and will harm providers and insureds, medical providers tell a federal court in a Dec. 9 motion seeking a stay of the rule or summary judgment....