The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will take additional time to address stakeholder concerns and make necessary revisions.
The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will take additional time to address stakeholder concerns and make necessary revisions.
Changes will impact DME supplier services, facility outpatient hospital services, and practitioner services.
The CWCI notes that cumulative percent increases to the Official Medical Fee Schedule have been lower than economy-wide inflation.
Healthesystems' Advocacy & Compliance team successfully engaged the DFS to create an exemption for workers' comp PBMs
The physician fee schedule will be reduced by 2.93%, while other changes are in store for primary care, telehealth, and more.
Written comments from stakeholders who use the fee schedule will be accepted until December 15th.
According to the DOJ, Medisca Inc. purchased resveratrol at $0.37 a gram, sold it for under $2.00 a gram, but reported an AWP of $777 per gram.
No deadline for feedback has been given, but the Commission will consider feedback for fee schedule changes for 2025.
Public comments for the proposed changes to the fee schedule will be accepted until October 23rd.
Drug payments increased eight-fold since 2018.
