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EDPMA Files An Amicus Brief To Support The TMA III Appeal

The TMA III appeal concerns the Departments’ July 2021 Interim Final Rule regarding calculation of Qualifying Payment Amounts (“QPAs”), as well as payors’ disclosure obligations regarding their QPA calculations. The ...

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 ...