By Kim Stanger
Update: On December 2, 2022, HHS issued new guidance extending the January 1, 2023 compliance deadline for co-provider requirements until further rulemaking. For more information, click here. The new guidance affects the remaining content below.
Since January 1, 2022, the No Surprise Billing Rules (NSBR) have required virtually all healthcare providers to give a good faith estimate of anticipated charges to uninsured (self-pay) patients.1 Unless the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changes its rules, beginning January 1, 2023, the good faith estimate provided to patients will need to include the anticipated charges from co-providers or co-facilities in addition to the convening provider’s own charges. Read more