The No Surprises Act (NSA) established a final-offer arbitration process called independent dispute resolution (IDR) to settle payment disputes between health insurers and health care providers for certain out-of-network services. This webpage provides data on how the IDR process is working, including estimates of the average prices emerging from IDR, qualifying payment amounts (QPAs) calculated by health plans, and comparisons of plan and provider offers, all expressed as percentages of Medicare’s payment rates for the same services. It also includes information on the characteristics of the providers and firms using the IDR process.
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Source: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/no-surprises-act-arbitration-databook/