How The No Surprises Act Created New Economics for Emergency Care Real Estate in Texas

By Sean Anderson, senior associate, Partners Real Estate When Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in December 2020, the goal was straightforward: protect patients from the exorbitant, unpredictable bills that had become synonymous with emergency care and rein in some of the pricing power that out-of-network physicians and freestanding facilities had come to enjoy. On paper, the law…