Time Running Out for Fee Schedule Bill

Lawmakers in Alaska have not done anything with a bill that would establish a permanent medical fee schedule in the state, and there are just seven days left before the Legislature is required to adjourn.The situation is similar to what happened last year, and something observers were concerned about, according to Kenton Brine, assistant vice president for the Northwest region for Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Brine said in March that efforts last year to introduce a fee schedule stalled out because the bill didn’t move fast enough and it “became a ri...