Today, the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage joined 58 other organizations representing employers of all sizes, consumer advocacy organizations and labor unions in sending a letter to the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury regarding implementation of the No Surprises Act.

The letter, which was addressed to Department Secretaries Xavier Becerra, Martin Walsh and Janet Yellen, expresses support for qualified payment amount (QPA) methodology that is based on patient affordability first and emphasizes that the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process/arbitration should be used as a last resort. Part 1 of the No Surprises Act interim final rule was issued on July 1, and the Part 2 interim final rule regarding the IDR is at the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.

The letter is linked HERE.