Where No Surprises Act disputes are happening the most

Five states represent the majority of where No Surprises Act disputes occurred between April 15 and Sept. 30, according to CMS’ initial report on the independent dispute resolution process. 

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The report noted that the five states where disputes happen the most have their own laws that would apply to many payment disputes. Because of that, the report said it’s possible that the reported disputes involve self-insured plans, which aren’t subject to state laws.

Top 10 disputes by state:

  1. Texas: 24,987
  2. Florida: 9,695
  3. Georgia: 7,288
  4. Tennessee: 6,819
  5. North Carolina: 5,040
  6. Virginia: 4,079
  7. New York: 3,603
  8. Arizona: 3,469
  9. Indiana: 2,434
  10. New Jersey: 2,276

View the full ranking here.

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