Employers across the United States have been crying to their state legislatures about the high cost of medical fees for injured workers. Many of the state legislatures have implemented medical fee schedules based upon Medicare.

Physicians in several states are not taking any new workers' comp cases. Their complaints are many: low pay being the #1 reason, as well as high overhead and costs of treating injured workers, delays in dealing with Utilization Review companies, time a ...

For many years now, medical providers who enter into contracts with preferred provider organizations (PPOs) have had their bills for medical services reduced in accordance with the terms of the contract. The PPO creates a network of providers who have ...

In legislation backed by the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), the Tennessee legislature has enacted new laws to regulate silent PPO's effective January 1, 2008.  The silent PPO problem is more prevalent in workers' compensation than in any oth ...