IRO Veterans Object to Latest Bill to Wipe Out Confidentiality

Texas independent medical-review organizations are objecting to Rep. Bill Zedler’s latest attempt to disclose the identities and credentials of health care providers who perform reviews. But claimants’ attorneys spoke out in favor of the measure Tuesday, championing the increased transparency that would result from House Bill 180, prefiled last month for the 2015 legislative session. Zedler’s measure would stipulate that once an independent review is complete, a party to the medical dispute that prompted the review “is entitled to the name and professional qualifi...