Committee Delays Vote on Guideline, Managed Care Bills

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefAn Arizona House of Representatives committee passed legislation allowing insurers to review state financial records to detect possible claimant fraud, but did not vote on contentious measures that would allow all employers to direct care and create a presumption of correctness for national evidence-based treatment guidelines.The House Banking and Insurance Committee on Monday heard more than three hours of testimony on the three bills, all introduced by Rep. Karen Fann, R-Prescott, but only acted on one to give Fann time to address numerous stakeholder conce...