AHA and AMA Withdraw Lawsuit over Enactment of No Surprises Act
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have withdrawn their legal challenge to the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process.
The lawsuit, filed in December 2021 (following the release of the September 2021 interim final rule), aimed to revise regulations pertaining to dispute negotiations between payers and providers. However, the organizations said the revised final rule released in August 2022 rendered their existing lawsuit no longer relevant.
In a joint statement, the AHA and AMA said: “We have serious concerns that the August 2022 final rule departs from congressional intent just as the September 2021 interim final rule did … Hospitals and doctors intend to make our voices heard in the courts very soon about these continued problems.”
