- The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD
U.S. Senate
479A Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Michael Bennet
U.S. Senate
261 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD
U.S. House of Representatives
407 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Jimmy Panetta
United States House of Representatives
200 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Joyce, MD
U.S. House of Representatives
2102 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Kim Schrier, MD
U.S. House of Representatives
1110 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Bob Onder, MD, JD
U.S. House of Representatives
1113 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Raul Ruiz, MD
U.S. House of Representatives
2342 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senators Marshall and Bennet and Representatives Murphy, Panetta, Joyce, Schrier, Onder, and Ruiz:
The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical specialty societies and state medical associations write to express our support for (H.R. 4710/S. 2420), the “No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, ” and to urge prompt action on this important legislation.
Our organizations remain fully committed to the core purpose of the No Surprises Act: protecting patients from surprise medical bills while ensuring physicians and other health care providers receive fair and timely payment for the medical services they provide. We remain deeply invested in this law’s successful implementation and in achieving the balanced framework Congress intended.
Stakeholders continue to raise concerns about implementation challenges related to the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process, and we are committed to working with regulators to increase transparency, strengthen enforcement, and enhance guidance to improve the process. For example, to address concerns about ineligible claims entering IDR, we have supported proposals to clearly identify eligibility in initial remittance advice to physicians and in initial payment offers. To reduce reliance on the IDR process and the volume of disputes, we have advocated for the formalization of, and mandatory participation in the open negotiations process. We also continue to urge greater data transparency and targeted audits so regulators can issue clearer guidance to address persistent enforcement issues.
Click here to view the full letter Letter of Support for No Surprises Enforcement Act
