Court to Decide if Kentucky Can Hold a Georgia Hospital to its Fee Schedule

After a federal judge ruled this month that a constitutional challenge to Kentucky’s workers’ compensation fee schedules by Georgia hospital could proceed, insurers and ratemakers worry that it could have far-reaching implications for a number of states. “NCCI will continue to monitor this case for potential impacts,” reads a bulletin sent out last week by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, which plays a major role in setting benefit rates nationwide. But lawyers and a professor who have studied the judge’s order believe that the case may not be as ...