One of Last Holdouts for Medical Fee Schedule to Select Vendor Today

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission says a long-awaited medical fee schedule will reduce the number of billing disputes it adjudicates each year — currently 2,000 on average — and will provide certainty for providers and insurers. The commission today will open bids from vendors and then select one to implement a medical fee schedule by Jan. 1, 2018, following years of debate between providers and payers, said Chief Deputy Commissioner Jim Szablewicz. He said it would be inappropriate to release expected project costs until the bid is awarded. Virgi...