• Claritev flagged rising No Surprises Act administrative costs, citing about $5 billion in systemwide pressure as dispute volumes exceeded 5,100,000 since April 2022.
• CMS data showed 248,452 independent dispute resolution initiations in January 2026, indicating sustained volume despite improving throughput.
• Claritev client data showed 47% of 2025 IDR submissions were ineligible, pointing to avoidable upstream filings that add fees and delay payments.
• The company pointed to CMS-9897-F as a shift toward standardized, auditable, technology-enabled IDR operations, with implementation risks still unclear.
• Claritev warned unaddressed NSA operational friction could feed back into higher healthcare costs, eroding affordability for covered populations.

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