DOL: Provider Increase Follows Pay Raise

The Delaware Department of Labor announced provider participation rose after lawmakers increased reimbursement rates for certain services. Delaware lawmakers in 2014 passed HB 373, which created the Workers' Compensation Oversight Panel and tasked it with creating a fee schedule to cut medical costs by 20% in the first year and by 33% over three years. The Workers Compensation Research Institute in 2022 reported that the bill delivered the expected savings. The Department of Labor, however, said the reimbursement rate for evaluation and management services fell below the rate paid by th...