265.804 Withdraw and Amend Virtual Credit Card Policy
MSSNY will advocate that the AMA officially informs HHS/CMS, updates all its written materials and communications to strike any reference to VCC as a “valid” method of healthcare electronic payment method, and removes any reference that health plans can impose the requirement to accept VCCs via contractual terms as that would be an illegal requirement in violation of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Requirements; the only legally adopted healthcare payment standard is ACH EFT; and that the AMA refers to VCC as an “illegal” or “not legal” electronic method of healthcare payments.
MSSNY will advocate that the AMA officially informs HHS/CMS, updates all its written materials and communications to strike any reference to any EFT fees imposed by health plans or health plan business associates, whether “service fees” or any other fees as “permitted,” “legal,” or “valid,” and that the AMA will remove any reference that health plans can impose “customer service fees” or support fees” on standard healthcare ACH EFT payments as that would be illegal fees in violation of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Requirements; further, the AMA communicate the position that physicians should decline by default any paid services from health plans or health plan associates as they have never been a good or fair value. (HOD 2023-62)
