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The $15 Dispute: What the No Surprises Act's New IDR Rules Mean for Your Practice's Out-of-Network Revenue

The No Surprises Act's Federal IDR administrative fee fell from $115 to $15 per party for disputes filed on or after June 11, 2026, with the rest of the operations rule effective August 3, 2026. This guide walks a small medical practice through the arbitration timeline, why low-dollar out-of-network underpayments are now worth disputing, and how to book disputed receivables, dispute fees and awards so contested claims stop leaking revenue.

Selling Your Vet or Dental Practice to Private Equity? Your State May Now Get a Vote — and Your Books Will Get an Audit

Veterinary and dental practice owners weighing a private-equity sale in 2026 face new state transaction-review rules in New York and California, MSO/PC deal structures that regulators now read closely, and diligence that reprices adjusted EBITDA add-back by add-back. This guide covers the disclosure obligations, how cash, rollover, earnout and work-back slice the headline multiple, and the bookkeeping cleanup that protects your price.

Association Health Plans in 2026: How Small Businesses Can Pool Together for Affordable Group Coverage

Association health plans could let small businesses and self-employed owners pool as a single large group under ERISA — median small-group premiums are proposed up 11% for 2026 and family coverage averages $26,993, while the Association Health Plans Act (S. 1847/H.R. 2528) would expand pooling with two-year association and nondiscrimination safeguards after the 2018 rule was rescinded in 2024.