HHS Adds New No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Entity

Published: 01/28/2026

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have announced the certification of a new independent dispute resolution (IDR) entity, Dane Street, LLC. This expands the number of certified IDR entities from 15 to 16, which, according to HHS, is expected to increase IDR throughput and represents an important step in continuing to improve the Federal IDR process.

The No Surprises Act created protections against out-of-network balance billing for consumers and established

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