Alternative Payment Study Report on Agenda for July 14 CHSWC Meeting

California’s joint labor-management panel is scheduled to discuss during an in-person meeting July 14 a report on alternative payment models for medical providers treating injured workers. The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will hear a report on a Rand Corp. study lawmakers requested in 2019. Senate Bill 537 included several provisions addressing medical treatment. Among other things, the bill ordered the Division of Workers’ Compensation and CHSWC to review alternatives to the fee-for-service payment model, including capitation, bundled payments,...