MPN Study, MLFS, Cancer Presumption on Deck for Appropriations Committee Hearing

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday will review the fiscal implications of bills that would require a study of medical provider network issues in California, require regular updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for park rangers. Committee members will also hear a bill that would give extend salary continuation pay in lieu of temporary disability to more firefighters. AB 1465, by Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes, D-San Bernardino, was among the more controversial measures earlier in the session when the bill would hav...