AHA, AMA Back Texas Docs’ New Suit Over Final Surprise Billing Rule

Provider groups continue to challenge the Biden administration’s interpretation of the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process created under the surprise billing law: On Wednesday the Texas Medical Association, which had already won its case over the administration’s interim final rule in district court, filed another case in the same court claiming that the recently released final rule still goes beyond congressional intent and skews in favor of insurers because it asks arbiters to place more weight on the qualified payment...