Fw: Notice of rulemaking advisory meetings: Oregon Medical Fee andPayment Rules

[Guest guest]

F.Y.I.,

Relative to the additional PPO discounts in Workers' Compensation for those

of you who have signed on to the various PPO/MCO panels unrelated to Work

Comp. I will attend the second meeting..

Vern Saboe

Notice of rulemaking advisory meetings: Oregon Medical Fee

andPayment Rules

To:

Knight, SAIF Corporation

Ben , Oregon Society of Physician Assistants

Betsy Wosko, Bruun & Green

Bill , Oregon Restaurant Association

Bob Oleson, Oregon Doctors of Chiropractic

Bob Shiprack, Management-Labor Advisory Committee

Brad Lorber MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Davie, SAIF Corporation

, Malagon & Jensen

Cia Hart, Liberty Northwest Insurance

Kreutz, AAL, Radler Bohy & Replogle LLP

Courtni Dresser, Oregon Medical Association

Darrell DeMoss, MedRisk - Medical Risk Management Inc.

Waki, Small Business Ombudsman

Dennis McIntire, State Farm Insurance

Godwin, Representing Physical Therapists

Dolores , CareMark Comp

Ernie Delmazzo, Injured Workers' Alliance

Evan Karp, Oregon Health Systems, Inc.

Prideaux, DC, Medical Advisory Committee (contact by phone)

lin Wong, MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Oxley, Oxley & Associates, Inc.

Rischitelli, MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Hans Carlson MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Harlan Levy, NFIB

Hasina Squires, IMEA/OHS

Tsang, MD, Salem Occupational Health Clinic

J L , Associated Oregon Industries

Bronder, Universal Smart Comp

Janet son, Ph.D., Universal Smart Comp

Flood, Ombudsman for Injured Workers

Wood, Eugene Physical Therapy

Jerry Keene, Reinisch Mackenzie Healey & , PC

Blubaugh, Medical Advisory Committee

Bauman, Slocum Orthopedics

Braddock, MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Dipaola MD, Occupational Orthopedics

Kathy Loretz, SAIF Corporation

s DC

Earls, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Leonard, OWCA

Lana Butterfield, SAFECO Insurance

Larry Bishop, Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.

Farr, Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Laurel Gunderson, Providence MCO

Barno, Management-Labor Advisory Committee

Galvin, Marsh USA

Lon Holston, Management-Labor Advisory Committee

Carraher, Medical Advisory Committee (contact by phone)

Mark on, Mark J. on LLC Risk Consulting

Venturini, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.

Michele M. Oatman, Coventry/First Health

Mike , NCCI

Pam DeVisser, FNP, Medical Advisory Committee

Altstadt, Cambridge Integrated Services Group Inc.

Peggy Ayles, OSIA President

Randy Elmer, Kryger, , Egan, & Elmer, P.C.

Brown, RN, Liberty Northwest Insurance

Rich Katz, Therapeutic Associates

Bowman MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Gallant, Oregon Medical Association

Kelley, Rehabilitation Medicine

, Public Affairs

Sheri Sundstrom, Management-Labor Advisory Committee

Schoenfeld, Schoenfeld & Schoenfeld, PC

King NP, Oregon Nurses Association

Lavier, City County Insurance Services

Keenen, MD, Medical Advisory Committee

Tom Barrows, Oregon Podiatric Medical Association

Vern Saboe, DC, Chiropractic Association of Oregon

Vicky Hoch, Corvel Corporation

Viki Bisby, WCCA President

Wanda Pilakowski, Kaiser-on-the-Job

" Chip " Bartel, Special Districts Association of Oregon

You are invited to attend rulemaking advisory committee meetings scheduled

for:

Friday, August 22, 9 a.m. until Noon

Wednesday, August 27, 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.*

Both meetings will be held in Room 260 (2nd Floor) Labor & Industries

Building, 350 Winter St. NE, Salem.

*NOTE: For the evening meeting, enter building from Winter St (west)

entrance only.

We will discuss the same subject matter at each meeting. I have scheduled

two meetings because of the large amount of public interest. The subject

matter will be the effects of PPO and other network contracts on payments to

providers, especially what can be done through rulemaking to give providers

more control over how much they are paid. By August 15, I will send an

agenda to all who have confirmed attendance. After we have considered the

committees' advice, we will prepare and file proposed rules with the

Secretary of State by September 15, preliminary to a public hearing some

time during the week of October 20.

Again, due to the high degree of interest, we will not have enough seating

at the table for all attendees, though we should have sufficient audience

seating for everyone.

Please reply to this e-mail and tell me which day or days you plan to

attend, or if your schedule is open for either day. This will allow us to

convene a balanced committee both days, I hope.

Conference Call Information:

Lines open 8:45 a.m. on 8/22; 5:15 p.m. on 8/27

Dial 1-309-946-5000

Access code 786664

Directions and maps to meeting location:

http://www.oregon.gov/DCBS/directions.shtml#Directions___Maps

Please contact me if you have questions about the meeting or if I may assist

in any way.

Sincerely,

Fred Bruyns, Policy Analyst/Rules Coordinator

Oregon Workers' Compensation Division

Policy & Communications Section

(503) 947-7717 fax (503) 947-7581

fred.h.bruyns@...