The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services submitted the first report to Congress on the impact of the No Surprises Act (NSA).
The report, dated July 6, is the first in a series of reports and sets a framework for evaluation of the NSA impact on surprise billing, health care costs, and consolidation. Future reports in the series will utilize this framework in assessment of the law’s impact. The report was delivered through the new HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
In addition to establishing a framework, the report discusses trends that are important to evaluating the effects of the NSA, including: “the implementation and impacts of state surprise billing laws already in effect; trends in market consolidation and concentration; the impact of market consolidation and concentration on prices, quality, and spending; and trends in [out-of-network] billing,” the report authors write.
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