Employers Line Up in Opposition to 'Reform' Bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Employer lobbyists are fighting an effort to increase penalties for data-reporting violations and tweak utilization review rules, and while the author of the measure vowed to eliminate opposition before proceeding further, the final bill might not be ready until the closing days of the session. The Assembly Insurance Committee voted 8-4 to pass Senate Bill 1160, by Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, who called it “an important reform measure to improve data collection and medical treatment delivery.”  The bill would increase to $10,000 the...