PALLONE VOICES SUPPORT FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S LEGAL ACTION AGAINST EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE NO SURPRISES ACT

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"Allowing the court's decision to remain unchallenged would directly raise consumers' out of pocket costs and undermine the No Surprises Act's important consumer protections. I applaud the decision to protect consumers through the exercise of enforcement discretion in the interim, with the expectation that the Administration will prevail on appeal on its QPA methodology."

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"The endless legal challenges, many of which have found a receptive audience in U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle in the Eastern District of Texas, are seeking to judicially rewrite the law. Unfortunately, they have been successful in this endeavor, as the court continues to hand down ever more detailed and minute policy announcements that are generally the types of decisions left to an agency implementing a law. Ironically, these lawsuits are threatening to stymie the entire IDR process-- the process providers advocated for in Congress--as the agency continues to halt and restart arbitration proceedings in order to accommodate the court's myriad policy preferences."

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"I applaud the Departments for the ongoing work of implementing this important law, particularly in the face of seemingly endless legal challenges. I also strongly support the Departments' decision to appeal the TMA III decision. Thank you for your continued work and commitment to protecting millions of patients from crippling medical bills."

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