UR Bill Carries $575,000 Annual Price Tag

Legislation that would prohibit incentivizing physicians to delay or deny medical treatment requests and give the California Division of Workers' Compensation authority to inspect utilization review contracts would cost $575,000 a year, according to a legislative analysis. Senate Appropriations Committee consultant Robert Ingentio said in a write-up on Senate Bill 563 the increased auditing and legal workload would cost the DWC $600,000 in the first year, with annual ongoing costs of $575,000. SB 563, by Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, would prohibit contracts with utilization review...