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5 Trends to Look for in Healthcare Cost Transparency

HIT Consultant

Unfortunately, America still struggles with high, painfully opaque pricing across healthcare that hurts employers, workers, patients, and taxpayers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that in 2021, the nation spent $4.3 But they must be comprehensive by 2024, covering all services and prescription drugs.

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The Devil may be in the Details of the Part II No Surprises Act IFR

Health Care Law Brief

By way of background, the No Surprises Act and its implementing regulations provide new federal protections against surprise medical billing. The “thumb on the scale” QPA presumption may have less of an impact on providers that are “must-haves” for a plan based on clinical importance, or high patient-satisfaction scores.