On February 23, 2022, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas ruled that certain parts of the Interim Final Rule Part II (the Rule) implementing the No Surprises Act are invalid. Specifically, the provisions of the Rule governing the methodology for how arbitrators determine the amount of payments insurers and self-funded health plans will make to nonparticipating (also known as out-of-network) providers for certain services. This ruling has general applicability and applies to plans and providers throughout the country. Read more about the ruling: https://bit.ly/3LZoHZB