Insurance Carriers, Providers in Stalemate over Fee Schedule

Virginia is one of seven states without a medical fee schedule and a lot of compromising will be necessary before one is adopted, despite a charge from the Legislature to find a solution. When Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed HB 1820 into law March 23, the statute established a working group of stakeholders to study different ways to put predictability into the amount which will be paid for injured workers’ medical care. Comprised of representatives from the insurance, provider, employee and employer communities along with members of the Workers’ Compensation Commission and a leg...