The industry has been waiting for regulators to finalize the rule amid snowballing concerns about how insurers and providers settle out-of-network claims. The regulation is aimed at making that ...

May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday finalized a rule to streamline how ...

A new federal rule aims to overhaul the No Surprises Act protocols, particularly as large volumes of disputes are pushed to ...

Many business leaders and founders struggle to think with clarity amid a serious dispute. If the stakes are high, the ...

Optional mediation language preserves flexibility by allowing parties to decide, once a dispute arises, whether mediation makes sense under the circumstances. At the same time, pa ...

Although the godfather of online dispute resolution, Ethan Katsh, once observed that "the power of technology to resolve disputes is exceeded by the power of technology to generate disputes," as human ...

Whether we call it dispute resolution or “achievable, aspiring or authentic” dispute resolution, the underlying truth remains: Courts are now the alternative, and mediation and arbitration are the ...

As satisfying as it may seem to announce that you’ll see your adversary in court, a good lawyer may be duty bound to tell you otherwise. Nowadays, the range of alternatives to litigation are so well ...

Consider if it is really necessary to include a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause. Whilst well-drafted escalating clauses may facilitate ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule that it says makes the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process more efficient and transparent, while saving m ...