Employers, Doctors at Odds Over Possible Fee Schedule Changes

Providers in Idaho would like the Industrial Commission to increase reimbursement rates by 3% to keep pace with inflation. But employers in Idaho say they already pay too much for medical services, and the fee schedule should not be increased. The commission in June announced it was planning to open rulemaking for its annual update to the medical fee schedule. The commission said it was seeking comments from system users before it started formal rulemaking. Comments submitted during the period that closed July 20 came in basically two forms: Providers who said the commission should increase ...