The Delaware Department of Labor (DE DOL) announced that hundreds of new providers have chosen to start participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, following an increase in state fee schedule rates for key services.

Senate Bill 164 increased reimbursement for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, which are among the most common services providers render to injured workers. The bill addressed the “critical need” to raise E/M rates in Delaware, specifically citing that those rates were lower than the Medicare rates for the same services.

Data from a Workers’ Compensation Research Institute report, Designing Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules, underscores the need to take action to make workers’ comp financially sustainable for Delaware providers, with the state ranking 15th from the bottom among fee-schedule states.

Read the full article from DaisyBill here.  And click the link to the WCRI study for information on how to download a copy!