In 2024, providers initiated more than 1.46 million federal independent dispute resolution disputes, more than double the 679,156 initiated in 2023, according to the Congressional Research Service's review of the No Surprises Act process. That volume changes
Prior authorization denials aren't rare friction, they're a routine feature of managed care. In a federal review of Medicaid managed care, plans denied one out of every eight prior authorization requests, an average denial rate of 12.5%.
1.46 million federal Independent Dispute Resolution disputes were initiated in 2024, up from about 200,112 in 2022 and 679,156 in 2023. That isn't a niche appeals channel anymore. It's a production environment, and if your claims aren't
You're probably dealing with a claim that should never have become a dispute in the first place. Your team verified eligibility, obtained authorization if required, rendered a medically necessary service, submitted a clean claim, and then the
Most advice on peer to peer reviews starts from the wrong premise. It treats the call like a fair-minded clinical conference where two physicians compare notes and the stronger argument wins. That's not how many providers experience
Monday starts with a familiar escalation. A patient had emergency care, your clinicians did the work, the claim went out clean, and the payer's response still doesn't match the service you delivered. Before the law changed, that
Your practice may be busier than ever and still feel financially weaker than it did a few years ago. Schedules are full. Providers are productive. The phones don't stop. Yet cash arrives late, denials keep stacking up,
An out of network claim lands in your work queue. The case was legitimate, the documentation is solid, the coding is supportable, and the payer still sends a payment that bears little resemblance to the value of
An aircraft launches on a legitimate emergency. The crew documents the transport, the patient reaches definitive care, and the clinical mission is done. Then the remittance arrives and the payment bears little resemblance to the operational cost,
