Mississippi Revises Proposed Changes to Fee Schedule

The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission (MWCC) revised its plans to revamp hospital reimbursement for inpatient services and other changes to its medical fee schedule. The commission scheduled a second hearing in Jackson on June 28 and posted a new set of inpatient care reimbursement rules to add to and replace some earlier proposals issued May 4. The last hearing was conducted on May 29. Scott Clark, MWCC senior attorney, said the new provisions provide a set of alternatives for discussion that give commissioners options in crafting the final rules sometime around the first of...