No Surprises Act

Last updated July 31, 2023

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the new law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

●       You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

●       Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

●       If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

●       Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059.

Because the progress in therapy is so dependent on a variety of factors it is hard to estimate how long something will take.  Therefore, this therapist will make an estimate for you based on a one-year time frame and two sessions a week.  Most clients will not come close to using this many sessions, but it allows for brief periods of crisis without having to redo an estimate.  Once entered in therapy each client will get a new estimate for the Calendar year the first week in January.  This does not apply to INTENSIVES; those will be charged based on agreed upon limits.