In the wake of a court decision on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act, HHS on Feb. 10 put payment determinations on hold.
A notice posted on the CMS website stated that “effective immediately, certified IDR entities should not issue new payment determinations until receiving further guidance from the Departments. Certified IDR entities also should recall any payment determinations issued on or after February 6, 2023.”[1]
As they wait for more guidance from the departments, IDR entities should “continue working through other parts of the IDR process as they wait for additional direction from the Departments.” The other departments overseeing No Surprises Act implementation are Treasury and Labor.