Committee orders updated workers’ compensation fee schedule process amid dispute over methods
Representative Echols’ House Bill 117, directing the workers’ compensation division to develop an updated medical reimbursement schedule, was reported with amendments after extended testimony from providers, insurers, unions and the Louisiana Workforce Commission about methodology, access to care and timelines for implementation.
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House Bill 117, carried by Representative Echols, returned to the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on April 24 with the sponsor’s pledge to press for a modern workers’ compensation medical reimbursement schedule. The committee reported the measure with amendments after lengthy testimony from diverse stakeholders including medical providers, unions, insurers and the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC).
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