Providers Take Issue With 'Unlawful' Wording in Reimbursement Manuals

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — What happens when regulations require that surgical implant charges be based on a manufacturer’s invoice, but there is no manufacturer’s invoice? Or when rules ask that a supplier’s rebate be reflected in the bill, but the amount of the rebate won’t be known for months? Those are two of the many questions that medical providers had Tuesday during a lengthy workshop on Florida’s proposed new reimbursement manuals. Regulators from the Division of Workers’ Compensation offered few answers at the workshop in Tallahassee, but s...