The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) have released an initial report from the fourth quarter of 2022 covering data from October 1 – December 31, 2022 and a status update on the Federal IDR process for the period from April 15, 2022 through March 31, 2023.
2022 Q4 Initial Report: linked here
Federal IDR Process – Status Update: linked here
The No Surprises Act requires that the Departments make publicly available certain information on the Federal IDR process for each calendar quarter. This report partially fulfills that requirement for the fourth quarter of 2022 for the Federal IDR portal.
This initial report on the fourth quarter of 2022 makes available information on the number of disputes initiated; the number of disputes closed; the types of parties engaged in disputes; the types of services under dispute; and the states in which disputed items and services were provided. The report also makes available information on expenditures and administration fees collected for the Federal IDR process.
To promote transparency, the Departments previously published two status updates on the Federal IDR process: one on August 19, 2022; and one as part of the December 23, 2022 Calendar Year 2023 Fee Guidance. As part of this ongoing commitment to transparency, the Departments are providing this initial report on the fourth quarter of 2022 and an accompanying Federal IDR process status update.
The Federal IDR Team