Senate Passes Value of Care Study Measure

The California Senate last week passed a bill that would request a study on the viability of linking workers’ compensation reimbursement for medical services to the value of care provided to injured workers. The Senate voted 32-2 on Friday to pass SB 697, by Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Bakersfield. The bill would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to study the viability of implementing a value of care reimbursement system and what steps would be necessary to implement such a payment system. Once the study is complete, the DWC would be required to hold at least five pub...