Implementing a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Fee Schedule for Physician Services An Assessment of Policy Options for the California Workers’ Compensation Program

RAND researchers used 2011 medical data to examine the impact of implementing a resource-based relative value scale to pay for physician services under the California workers’ compensation system. Current allowances under the Official Medical Fee Schedule are approximately 116 percent of Medicare-al...

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Main Authors Wynn, Barbara O, Liu, Hangsheng, Mulcahy, Andrew W, Okeke, Edward N, Iyer, Neema
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published RAND Corporation 29.04.2014
Subjects
Employment and labour law: general
Health Sciences
Health systems and services
History
History and Archaeology
History of the Americas
Law
Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law
Medical insurance
Medicine and Nursing
Medicine: general issues
Medicolegal issues
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Summary:RAND researchers used 2011 medical data to examine the impact of implementing a resource-based relative value scale to pay for physician services under the California workers’ compensation system. Current allowances under the Official Medical Fee Schedule are approximately 116 percent of Medicare-allowed amounts and, by law, will transition to no more than 120 percent of Medicare payment amounts over four years. This report details the researchers’ findings.
ISBN:9780833086716
0833086715
DOI:10.7249/j.ctt6wq90k