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No Surprises Act litigation data support for provider counsel
Short answer
Verdict Consulting Group provides No Surprises Act litigation data support for provider groups and their outside counsel. We turn de-identified IDR determinations, remittances and dispute records into expert-ready analyses: damages models, eligibility forensics, payment-timing reconstructions and data appendices, each with documented, reproducible methodology. We are a data and analytics consultancy, not a law firm, and do not provide legal advice.
Who it’s for
- Outside counsel
- Firms representing providers in NSA and health care disputes that need the data record built and documented.
- Testifying experts
- Experts who need the underlying data assembled, cleaned and reproducible before they form opinions.
- Provider groups
- Groups with IDR awards at issue that need their own records organized for counsel.
- Revenue-cycle leaders
- Teams that hold the remittance and dispute data and need it translated into litigation-ready form.
What you get
- Expert-ready analyses with documented, reproducible methodology
- Damages models built from determinations, remittances and fee schedules
- Eligibility forensics: batching, cooling-off, open negotiation and timing
- Data appendices and exhibits prepared for counsel and testifying experts
- Claim-level timelines: determination date, payment due date and payment received
- Methodology memo describing data sources, transformations and assumptions
How it works
- 01
Scope
We agree the question, the portfolio slice, the date range and the deliverable with you and, where involved, your counsel.
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De-identified data transfer
You send de-identified extracts (IDR records, determinations, remittances) through a transfer method set up during scoping. Nothing containing PHI goes through this site.
- 03
Analysis
We reconcile determinations to remittances, reconstruct payment timing, run eligibility tests and build the damages model counsel has asked for, logging every transformation.
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Report
You receive expert-ready analyses, data appendices and exhibits, plus a methodology memo so the work can be reproduced and defended.
What we don’t do
- We do not provide legal advice, and we do not tell you whether to sue, settle or initiate IDR. Those are decisions for you and your counsel.
- We are not a law firm and do not represent any party.
- We do not accept protected health information through this website. Data transfer is arranged during scoping, using de-identified data.
- We do not replace a testifying expert or legal judgment. Our analyses are prepared to support them.
Frequently asked
Who provides data support for No Surprises Act litigation?
Verdict Consulting Group provides No Surprises Act litigation data support for provider groups and their counsel. Litigation economics firms, revenue-cycle analytics vendors and IDR vendors also do parts of this work. Verdict Consulting Group focuses on IDR-specific data: determinations, remittances, eligibility and payment timing.
What data does an NSA litigation analysis need?
Typically de-identified IDR dispute records, certified IDR entity determinations, initial payments, patient cost sharing and remittance records with payment dates. The exact list is agreed during scoping. Do not send protected health information through this site.
Do you work for law firms or directly for provider groups?
Both. Engagements can be with a provider group or with its outside counsel, and are scoped with counsel when litigation is involved.
Can a testifying expert rely on your analysis?
The analyses are built to support a testifying expert: documented sources, logged transformations and reproducible calculations. Whether and how an expert relies on them is for the expert and counsel to decide.
Does the Second Circuit decision change what data counsel needs?
On September 17, 2026, the Second Circuit held that the No Surprises Act creates no private right of action to enforce IDR awards, joining the Fifth Circuit. Which claims remain available is a legal question for counsel. The claim-level data record is needed whichever theory counsel pursues.
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