Texas District Court Vacates Still More Provisions Under Surprise Billing Regulations and Guidance; Federal IDR Process Temporarily Suspended | Practical Law
For a second time this month, a Texas district court has vacated portions of tri-agency regulations that implemented the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process under the No Surprises Act (NSA) (part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA-21)). Among other topics, the vacated regulations and related guidance involve rules for calculating qualifying payment amounts (QPAs) under the NSA's federal IDR process, as implemented.