En Banc 5th Circuit Nixes Part Of Agencies’ No Surprises Act Rule

( August 13, 2026, 1:58 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — In an en banc ruling to which some judges partially dissented, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed universal vacatur of two challenged provisions of an agency rule implementing the No Surprises Act (NSA) that concerned qualifying payment amount (QPA) issues; however, the appellate court also reversed universal vacatur of a third provision....