Statement on New Federal Guidance on the No Surprises Act
On Friday October 6th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance in response to the August ruling in Texas Medical Association v. United States Department of ...
EDPMA and Others Urge HHS to Reopen The Federal IDR Portal
As the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) portal surpasses the 8-week mark since its halt of full operations for the filing of new IDRs, the American College of ...
EDPMA Files Amicus Brief to Support TMA II Appeal
On September 18, EDPMA filed an amicus brief in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of the challenge by the Texas Medical Association to a provision ...
IDR Portal Closure
As of Tuesday, August 29th, the Federal IDR portal remains closed to initiation of new disputes. The portal has been closed to new disputes since August 3, 2023, after a ...
ACEP and EDPMA Applaud Legal Ruling to Invalidate Qualified Payment Amount Formula
ACEP and EDPMA Applaud Legal Ruling to Invalidate Qualified Payment Amount Formula The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) applaud the decision ...
EDPMA Statement Re IDR Freeze After TMA IV Ruling
EDPMA Chair of the Board, Andrea Brault, MD MMM FACEP, released the following statement regarding the summary judgement-in-part issued in favor of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), et al., in ...
EDPMA Member Alert: HHS Halts IDR in Wake of TMA IV Ruling
On Friday, August 4th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suspended the No Surprises Act’s Federal IDR process after the August 3rd court ruling against the federal ...
EDPMA Applauds TMA IV Ruling
August 4, 2023 - EDPMA is very pleased that the United States District Court in Texas accepted the position of the Texas Medical Association, other plaintiffs, EDPMA, and others that ...
EDPMA Opposes Expanded Use of QPA Benchmark
July 21, 2023 - As providers on the front lines of emergency care in this country, the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) is deeply troubled by the proposal to ...
The Impact of The Healthcare Landscape on Emergency Medicine Physician Practices
EDPMA knows that Envision Healthcare’s challenges are not unique. Factors like workforce shortages, wage inflation, NSA flawed implementation, lower physician reimbursement & unchecked payer practices harm our healthcare system & ...
