In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, breaks down the rising costs tied to the No Surprises Act arbitration process, evolving CMS and congressional actions, and what these policy changes could mean for payers, providers, employers, and healthcare pricing.

No Surprises Act Costs, Price Transparency, and the Latest Payer Policy Shifts with Jakob Emerson

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[SPEAKER_B] This is Scott Becker with the Becker's Healthcare Podcast. Thrilled today to visit with Jakob Emerson, who covers the payer arena at Becker's Healthcare. Jakob's brilliant. I always learn something talking to Jakob, and I always figure as an interviewer, if I learn something, that's usually an indication our audience is likely to learn something and find it interesting too. And Jakob's one of the best at this. Jakob, with that sort of pressure and stress, let me ask you to take it away and tell us what are a couple of the stories that you're watching in the payer world currently?

[SPEAKER_C] Absolutely, Scott. No, I'm feeling the pressure apply right now, but hopefully, yeah, I can help the audience learn something. I think, at least for me, what has stood out this week so far— we're not, of course, all the way through the week— but there's some interesting new data out from CMS around the No Surprises Act's arbitration process. Basically, that dispute process that exists federally for out-of-network providers and insurers to argue over how to get paid.

No Surprises Act Costs, Price Transparency, and the Latest Payer Policy Shifts with Jakob Emerson

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No Surprises Act Costs, Price Transparency, and the Latest Payer Policy Shifts with Jakob Emerson

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.