IRS Prop. Reg.: Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations (IRC §9816)

Proposed rules relating to certain provisions of the No Surprises Act regarding the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, which was established as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), the IRS released. These proposed rules would: (1) set forth new requirements relating to the disclosure of information that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must include along with the initial payment or notice of denial of payment for certain items and services subject to the surprise billing protections in the No Surprises Act; (2) require plans and issuers to communicate ...