No Surprises Act for 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the No Surprises Act and its implications for patients and providers in 2026.

The No Surprises Act (NSA) continues in 2026, protecting patients from surprise bills for emergency care and certain out-of-network services, with key developments involving extended enforcement discretion for the Qualified Payment Amount (QPA) calculation (possibly to August 2026) and ongoing regulatory focus on GFE’s and IDR’s. However, there are Congressional stalls with legislation to also protect providers. In this episode of the Edge podcast, Terry welcomes back Healthcare attorney Amanda Waesch, to discuss the current NSA policy enforcement and when is it time to contact an attorney?

People in this episode

Host: Terry

Guest: Amanda Waesch

Topics covered

• No Surprises Act
• healthcare policy
• patient protection
• emergency care
• out-of-network services
• legal advice

Keywords

• No Surprises Act
• surprise bills
• emergency care
• out-of-network
• healthcare attorney
• QPA calculation
• GFE
• IDR
• Congressional legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Surprises Act, Qualified Payment Amount, GFE, IDR, Congress

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