federal court decision in No Surprises Act Texas case

A federal judge in Texas has vacated part of the arbitration process that is a major aspect of the No Surprises Act, the federal law enacted to reduce surprise medical bills.  In the wake of this ruling, the Department of Health and Human Services has directed the entities charged with mediating payment disagreements to stop making decisions. In the Texas case challenging the fairness of the independent dispute resolution process that is a key component of the surprise billing law’s implementation, the federal judge found that the arbitration process unfairly favored payers over providers, most notably by placing undue emphasis [...]