Providers Concerned About Some Dispute Resolution Changes, Pleased With Others

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation heard from stakeholders Wednesday about proposed changes to medical reimbursement dispute rules, the latest step in what has turned out to be a years-long rulemaking process. At a hearing in Tallahassee, much of the discussion was about the latest version of proposed Rule 69L-31.003, which some medical providers said would create a back-end route for insurers to dispute authorization of services that had already been approved, said stakeholders who attended the hearing. Carriers have said that the change was needed to allow them to dispute tr...