In December 2020, Congress passed the “No Surprises Act” (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The NSA applies most commonly in situations where a patient receives out-of-network medical services from a provider to whom the patient had no meaningful opportunity to consent, as in the case of emergency room care or a service performed by an ancillary provider in connection with a scheduled surgery, such as an anesthesiologist. The intent of the NSA is to protect patients from later receiving large “surprise bills” from such out-of-network providers. To learn more, read the post on our ERISA Litigation Advisor blog.
