CWCI: AB 1465 Would Increase Costs, Unlikely to Improve Access

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said its analysis of Assembly Bill 1465 found that the proposal to create a statewide medical provider network would essentially eliminate contractual discounts and result in employers paying an extra quarter of a billion dollars to providers every year. At the same time, CWCI said there is no evidence that the bill would improve access to care. AB 1465, by Assemblywomen Eloise Reyes, D-San Bernardino, and Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would create the California Medical Provider Network, or CAMPN. Injured workers would be allowed to c...