New Resources: Understanding the No Surprises Act

The Institute for Public Employee Health Care Policy has developed new educational resources to help public sector health care purchasers better understand the No Surprises Act (NSA) and its implications for their plans, members, and costs.

While the No Surprises Act was designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, its implementation, particularly the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process, has introduced new considerations for health plan sponsors navigating an already complex health care cost environment.

Our new resources provide a clear overview of the No Surprises Act, who it affects, how the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process works, and the complex landscape of federal and state surprise billing laws and IDR processes.

The resources also explore emerging challenges and unintended consequences of implementation, connecting federal policy developments with the real-world experiences of public sector employers and the millions of employees, retirees, and dependents they ser