HHS Extends Enforcement Discretion for Good Faith Estimates; NPRM Scheduled for Jan. 2023 Likely to Propose New Applicability Date

HHS Extends Enforcement Discretion for Good Faith Estimates; NPRM Scheduled for Jan. 2023 Likely to Propose New Applicability Date

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended enforcement discretion, pending future rulemaking, for the requirement that convening providers and facilities provide good faith estimates (GFEs) for uninsured (or self-pay) individuals of expected charges from co-providers and co-facilities. The enforcement discretion was set to expire on December 31, 2022. We anticipate that a forthcoming proposed rule, scheduled for January… (Llamas, December 5, 2022) #Insurance Reform, #Transparency