Four Comp Bills Up for Third Reading

A pair of bills that would give doctors a raise for treating firefighters with occupational cancer claims are among four bills up for a final vote in the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives. House Bill 1778 and Senate Bill 2660 would allow providers treating firefighter cancer claims to charge more than the fee schedule rate. HB 1778, by Rep. Scott Saiki, D-McCully, would declare that the payment for services on these claims shall be at least 110% of the rate by Medicare’s Resource-Based Relative Value Scale. The bill includes language to set a cap on reimbursement rates as ...