National NSA Report on Aggressive Provider Billing

Health IT Answers features The Phia Group’s National NSA Report on Aggressive Provider Billing, highlighting how certain provider billing and arbitration strategies under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process may be contributing to higher costs for employer-sponsored health plans. The article explores key findings from Phia’s analysis of more than 1.25 million federal arbitration disputes and data from over 23,000 healthcare providers, including state-level trends and the potential impact on self-insured plan fiduciaries, brokers, and advisors.