

Shared_Content/News/Membership_Memo/2022/september-9/how-your-organization-can-support-national-physician-suicide-awareness-day How Your Organization Can Support National Physician Suicide Awareness Day How-your-organization-can-support-national-physician-suicide-awareness-day If your practice is among those that are experiencing challenges in contracting with insurance carriers due to balance billing laws, we'd like to hear from you: Contact Sean Graham at While the recently updated final rules should help to deemphasize the importance of carriers' contracted rates during arbitration, . Since passage of the federal bill, the WSMA has worked at the state level with the Legislature and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to ensure that physicians in Washington are not unduly disadvantaged from these balance billing laws, both in contract negotiations with insurance carriers and during the dispute resolution processes that kick in when out-of-network patients are treated under the laws. Ultimately, the No Surprises Act will end up superseding most provisions of our , hard-won compromise legislation that protects patients from unexpected bills while preserving physicians' ability to negotiate fair reimbursement from Washington's health insurers. While there are outstanding concerns, the final rules represent a step toward a more balanced independent resolution process.
Biden Administration Issues Final Rules on Balance Billing Arbitration

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Biden-administration-issues-final-rules-on-balance-billing-arbitrationīiden Administration Issues Final Rules on Balance Billing Arbitration
