⁦@AMA⁩ & ⁦@American Hospital Association⁩ support Texas suit challenging surprise billing rule provision. Read: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-aha-support-texas-suit-challenging-surprise-billing-rule-provision… #NoSurprisesAct

2/ Press release states: “Hospitals and doctors strongly believe that no patient should fear receiving a surprise medical bill and that patients should be kept out of the middle of any billing disputes between providers and commercial health insurance companies.” continued

3/“The AHA & AMA fully support the lawsuit just filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas which challenges the government’s August 2022 final rule (https://tinyurl.com/ycypc2fa) regarding the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process.”

4/ “We intend to make our voice heard in this case by filing an amicus brief that explains how the final rule departs from Congressional intent just as the September 2021 interim final rule did.”

5/ “The Texas court previously held that the interim final rule impermissibly rewrote clear statutory terms by placing a thumb on the scale in favor of commercial insurers.” “The final rule suffers from the same problems.”

6/ “As was the case with the previous suit, the AHA and AMA want to see the law’s core patient protections move forward and seek only to bring the regulations in line with the law.”

7/ “We look forward to supporting the Texas Medical Association’s efforts to restore the balanced, patient-friendly approach that Congress passed and the AHA and AMA supported.” @Texas Medical Association #OurAMA @AMA @American Hospital Association