Board Posts Updated, Retroactive Hospital Reimbursement Rates

The New York Workers' Compensation Board has posted updated — and slightly higher — reimbursement rates for acute-care, per-case hospital treatment of injured workers. The rates, determined by the state Department of Health, are retroactive to Jan. 1, 2019, and will remain in effect until 2020 rates are approved, according to the Department of Health and the compensation board. The board noted that the service intensity weights (SIWs), cost thresholds and average length of stay (ALOS) effective July 1, 2018, should continue to be used for payment purposes with the 3M All...