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Senate pauses managed-care workers’ compensation bill for further work after members raise access and rulemaking concerns
Summary
Senate substitute SB 151 on workers' compensation managed-care options was introduced and explained, but senators raised questions about rural access, provider panels, rulemaking and fiscal impacts; the bill was circled for further negotiation and information.
Senator Lane Beatty introduced substitute SB 151 on Feb. 17 as a significant change to workers' compensation medical treatment policy. "This bill is the workman's compensation managed care bill," Beatty told the Senate, summarizing the substitute as removing Industrial Commission hospital rate-setting while preserving preferred-provider constructs designed to curb costs.
Beatty said the substitute grew out of lengthy interim study by an ad hoc group and the…
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