Nebraska Reform Measures Declared a Priority

The chairman of the Senate Business and Labor Committee in Nebraska has declared his workers' compensation reform package "priority legislation" for the state Legislature's 60-day session, but medical providers are mobilizing to block the legislation. Sen. Doug Cunningham, R-Wasau, has introduced two measures that seek to control medical and other workers' compensation costs: Legislative Bills 1237 and 1238. The first measure is an omnibus reform bill that calls for creation of a medical fee schedule through an advisory committee, but doesn't spell out the specifics. Cunningham's LB 1238 sta...