Various options are proposed
to tackle the issue: rehabilitation vouchers - these address the point of «phantom» attendance for rehabilitation, but may be complex
to administer; all rehabilitation arranged and paid for by defendants - the MoJ notes that this would help speed up
access to treatment and increase independence and transparency; no compensation payment towards rehabilitation in low value claims - the claimant would need
to fund this and primary legislation would be needed
to achieve this as at present there is no intention
to restrict recovery of special damages; expand MedCo
to include rehabilitation providers; and introducing fixed recoverable damages for rehabilitation
treatment - the MoJ notes that this could be difficult and invites comment as
to whether this would be achieved via a fixed cost per session or by fixing an upper value limit that can not be exceeded.
This attempt
to restrict Missourians»
access to vital preventive services like annual exams, birth control, cancer screenings, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and
treatment is bad for women's health.