ASA Joins Emergency Medicine and Radiology in Support of the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act

Today, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Radiology announced their support for H.R. 9572, the “No Surprises Enforcement Act,” legislation to strengthen compliance with provisions of the “No Surprises Act” law. 

Of particular interest to anesthesiologists, the bill would penalize health insurance companies that fail to pay physicians within 30 days of the conclusion of the independent dispute resolution process. The bill does not impact the important patient protections included in the NSA that ACR, ACEP and ASA advocated for and continue to fully support, nor does it raise patient out-of-pocket costs.  

ASA commends the legislation’s authors, Congressman Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC-03), Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA-25), Congressman John Joyce, MD (R-PA-13), Congresswoman Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA-08), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), for their leadership on strengthening enforcement of this important law.      

Read the full bill text here.

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