Providers Notch Win As Judge Axes Key Pieces Of Surprise Billing Rule

Providers notched the first win in the battle over the most controversial piece of the surprise billing rule, with a federal judge agreeing with the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) charge the Biden administration violated the statute when it directed arbiters to look at the medium in-network rate when resolving disputes. In a ruling late Wednesday, District Judge Jeremy Kernodle also agreed with plaintiffs that the administration failed to give stakeholders an opportunity to comment before the interim rule came out...