September 24, 2009

After a month off for summer, the Legislative Counsel resumed monthly meetings. The unofficial and unpublished agenda included discussions on how to bring reimbursement disparity to the attention of legislators in meaningful ways. Alex Forbes suggests that we use the review by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) to insure that Act 142 is being implimented as desired by the legislature, including clarity in coding for services and the elimination of bundled codes. This review is not scheduled as of yet, but at the Act 129 meeting on 9-21 Christine Oliver (BISHCA Dep. Commissioner) suggested that LCAR will take this up in Nov., and she will inform Act 129 members of the date as soon as she knows. Continue reading →