What happens to the embedded in-house dispute resolution process if the company turns away from the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policy for various reasons, including political ones? Or fear ...

On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) temporarily suspended the federal ...

Hospital groups are asking Congress to consider dispute resolution methods, such as mediation and arbitration, as part of a legislative solution to stop surprise medical bills. In a May 28 letter to ...

The benefits of dispute prevention—triggered much earlier than traditional dispute resolution processes—should be deployed by businesses in broader commercial contexts to mitigate the risk that early ...

In a final rule on fees for disputed claims, Health and Human Services and other departments are finalizing an amount of $115 per party for disputes initiated on or after the effective date of this ...

The downsides to the No Surprises Act’s dispute resolution process The No Surprises Act was designed to remove the costs of out-of-network providers as a barrier to patient care, but its independent ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule refining several aspects of the healthcare services billing process in response to criticisms levied from all sides of the industry. Unveiled Friday ...

Providers and drugmakers are once again at odds over the 340B drug discount program: this time, over a rule finalized by the Biden administration on Thursday making changes to its dispute resolution ...

Alternative dispute resolution, a process by which a neutral third party helps parties reach an agreement without litigation, is more successful during the pre-complaint stage compared with the formal ...

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