On the one hand, the number of medical bills that end up in the dispute resolution process in Florida is relatively small: Less than one-tenth of 1% of the 4 million workers' compensation medical bills in Florida resulted in petitions for resolution last year, the Division of Workers' Compensation said in a report released this week.
On the other hand, in the vast majority of the disputes that were resolved, the division found that the insurer had underpaid the medical provider: In fiscal 2017-2018, the division handled 3,234 petitions from doctors, hospitals and ambulatory surgery ce...
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