Senate Bill 537 – introduced this past April – has been passed out of the California Senate and the Assembly Insurance Committee and will now be presented to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Language from the bill that would have prohibited WC network discounts below 100% of Medicare rates has been removed. Nevertheless, the bill still contains ambiguous language threatening to disrupt the administration of Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) as they currently operate.
Although advocated only by a handful of California physical therapists, the bill broadly applies to all medical services and MPNs. As currently drafted, the bill could disrupt California’s successful MPN system, resulting in higher costs for payers, employers and taxpayers. MedRisk and other organizations are urging the adoption of clarifying wording that would eliminate unnecessary confusion and preserve effective MPN operations. The intervention of employers and commercial payers, however, is also needed. For more information, please contact your MedRisk account representative.
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