CMS Still Working On Rulemaking For Advanced EOB Requirement

External stakeholders are still working to develop standards for the electronic transfer of data that providers and payers will need to comply with the No Surprises Act requirements that consumers have information about costs before receiving health care services, and CMS is exploring ways to pilot test those standards, according to a new progress report on the implementation of the NSA’s Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and (AEOB) requirements. Both provisions were supposed to be in effect Jan. 1, 2022, but...