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Senate amends and passes SB 166 to limit no‑fault medical reimbursements; physicians warn of price‑control precedent
Summary
After testimony from the Utah Medical Association and extensive floor debate, the Utah Senate adopted an amendment and passed Senate Bill 166, which ties no‑fault (PIP) reimbursements to a relative‑value survey (the 75th percentile). Physicians warned the change could amount to state price controls; sponsors and the insurance commissioner said the measure implements an existing statutory survey and aims to stretch the $3,000 no‑fault benefit.
The Utah Senate voted to amend and pass Senate Bill 166 on third reading after extended debate over whether the measure sets de facto price controls on physicians’ no‑fault (personal injury protection) charges.
Mister Sorensen, speaking for physicians, told the Senate the Utah Medical Association supports an insurance‑department relative‑value study but opposes a provision that would cap physician charges at the department’s 75th‑percentile survey amount. "We feel it's a dangerous precedent to set to begin to control prices for physicians," he said, arguing that the proposal would allow…
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