Nacha Announces 2016 Largest Originators & Receivers of ACH Payments HERNDON, Va., April 13, 2017 – Following four consecutive quarters of more than 5 billion electronic payments in each quarter – a first for the ACH Network - overall volume in 2016 amounted to 25.6 billion transactions[1], according to new statistics released today by Nacha — The Electronic Payments Association®. This represents an increase of 5.3 percent over 2015 volume, and is the third consecutive year in which volume grew by a billion transactions or more over the previous year.

Nacha announced that the volume of healthcare EFT transactions via the ACH Network exceeded 149 million transactions, transferring $876.6 billion in claim payments from health plans to providers in Q4 2014.

Since October 2013, the first full month of processing, the volumes of healthcare EFT transactions have increased by 177 percent.

More than eight million healthcare electronic funds transfers (EFTs) via ACH were made in January 2014, the first month in which health plans were required to be compliant with the newly adopted healthcare EFT standard transaction.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nacha 703-561-3925 media@nacha.org  Nacha Membership Approves Rule Supporting Fully Electronic Health Care Claims Payments via ACH Health Care Payments via ACH Will Help Health Plans and Health Care Providers Utilize Health Care EFT Standard and Operating Rules by January 2014 Compliance Date HERNDON, Va., November 27, 2012 – Nacha – The Electronic Payments Association has adopted a new health care payments rule as part of the Nacha Operating Rules.  The rule supports health plans’ and health care providers’ use of the ACH Network for electronic health care c

November 7-8, 2012 The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City Arlington, VA   As the healthcare payment system continues to transform, it is essential to stay abreast of the latest industry regulations and innovations working to reduce spend and advance e-commerce. Innovation is fostering improved payer and patient receivables in a way that reduces administrative burden while minimizing bad debt.

Nacha requests comments on potential amendments to the Nacha Operating Rules to address specific enhancements requested by the healthcare industry to improve the delivery of remittance information contained in healthcare claim payments transmitted via the ACH Network.  The specific enhancements requested by the Council on Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) are included in Section 4.4 of the CAQH CORE EFT & ERA Reassociation (CCD+/835) Rule.  Comments are due by Friday, April 27, 2012 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.