Carriers Challenge Proposed Hospital Inpatient Payment Rules

A group of insurance companies is asking the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to analyze the validity of proposed hospital reimbursement rules and determine whether the methods used by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to establish maximum reimbursement allowances were “arbitrary and capricious.” Normandy Insurance Co., Zenith Insurance Co., Bridgefield Employers Insurance Co., Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., BusinessFirst Insurance Co. and RetailFirst Insurance Co. are asking the Administrative Hearings Division to review certain provisions of the propose...