California Healthcare Bills Amended to Include Arbitration
The National Arbitration Forum Blog: CA AB 2220
A 5/23/2008 amendment authorizes the use of arbitration, specifically "final offer" arbitration, to resolve impediments in contract negotiations between certain hospital-based medical groups and healthcare plans. According to analysis of the bill, "[b]y prodding physicians and plans to arbitrate outstanding issues using final offer arbitration whenever possible, the author is hopeful