( June 9, 2025, 10:50 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Vacating a mixed October 2024 panel ruling, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ordered en banc rehearing in an appeal concerning regulations implementing the No Surprises Act (NSA) that drew input from dozens of amicus curiae organizations; providers contended in their rehearing petition that “the decision will permanently skew the arbitration process Congress created for healthcare providers to obtain reimbursement for their out-of-network services,” and three U.S. agencies argued in response that “the panel correctly upheld the two challenged provisions, which were reasonable exercises of an express grant of rulemaking authority.”...