CMS temporarily suspends all No Surprises Act IDR cases, again

CMS has again suspended the federal independent dispute resolution process after the Eastern District of Texas issued a fourth judgment overturning additional aspects of the NSA rulemaking and guidance. The Aug. 24 decision vacated aspects of rulemaking related to the method for calculating the Qualifying Payment Amount and some provisions related to the processing and dispute resolution for air-ambulance claims under the NSA.