A key group advising Congress on how to prevent surprise bills for consumers after taking emergency transport is skeptical of applying the dispute resolution process that’s the status quo for resolving other out-of-network disputes to ground ambulances. The No Surprises Act passed in 2020 created independent dispute resolution, or IDR, as the method health insurers and providers have to follow to resolve billing disagreements that used to result in consumers receiving unexpected charges. Ground ambulances were a notable exception in the legislation, as a large proportion of emergency rides result in surprise bills.
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/ambulance-surprise-billing-committee-independent-dispute-resolution/691122