This is S Hatton with the Becker's Dental Pasta. So podcast.
Here's your daily industry news briefing for today. March 1st.
The American Dental Association recently received clarification from CMS about
how dental professionals are affected by the No surprises Act.
Four things to know. One,
the no surprises Act went into effect January 1st, 2022,
requiring good faith estimates for the cost of care to be given to uninsured and
self-paid consumers. Two,
the act gives consumers billing protections when getting emergency care,
non-emergency care from out-of-network providers, uh,
in-network facilities and air ambulance services from out of network providers.
Three, according to cms,
dental providers and facilities are generally required to provide good faith
estimates of expected charges unless the patient is enrolled in an accepted
benefit plan or coverage such as a standalone dental plan.
Four.
CMS noted that providers or facilities are not required to verify
coverage for each item or service with the patient's, plan or insurer.
Providers and facilities can determine whether the individual is uninsured or
self-pay based on inquiries under the act according to a February 28th news
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