In the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges final rule released today, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) finalize fees associated with use of the Federal IDR process under the No Surprises Act (NSA), which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). The Federal IDR process ensures that when plans and issuers and providers, facilities, and providers of air ambulance services (the parties) cannot agree on an appropriate payment amount for out-of-network items and services, they may enter into the Federal IDR process to determine the appropriate payment amount.