December 8, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it is delaying enforcement of a provision of the No Surprises Act set to begin on January 1, 2023.
The No Surprises Act requires that self-paying and uninsured patients be given a good faith estimate of their medical costs, if requested. The good faith estimate requires that the patient be given an estimate of all applicable costs, including expected charges for any item or service that is reasonably expected to be provided in conjunction with the scheduled or requested item or service. The expected charges include those provided by co-providers or co-facilities. This most commonly occurs in multispecialty scenarios, such as surgical procedures where a surgeon schedules their own time as well as that of other providers who will be involved in the surgery.
The enforcement of this requirement is being delayed until future rulemaking is issued to allow facilities more time to set up the necessary infrastructure to coordinate with all other facilities/providers when creating the required good faith estimate.
See additional information from CMS here.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”