CMS Webinar to Introduce New Work Comp Review Contractor

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host a webinar Wednesday to introduce the agency’s new workers’ compensation review contractor. The webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time, and will feature opening remarks and a presentation by CMS. A question-and-answer session with webinar participants will follow. The current WCRC, Provider Resources Inc., will be replaced by Capitol Bridge LLC in a transition scheduled to take place on March 19. The contractor’s job is to independently price the future medical costs of workers’ comp claims, includi...