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No Surprises Act Arbitrators Vary Significantly In Their Decision Making Patterns

Posted July 10, 2025 by CHIR Faculty

IDR entities have come to play an instrumental role in OON payments, but entities’ determinations and decision-making practices lack transparency. In their latest piece for Health Affairs Forefront, Kennah Watts and Jack Hoadley analyze variation IDR entities’ decision-making patterns and discuss the implications for the IDR process.

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