NU Online News Service, Nov. 8, 3:43 p.m. EST

Proposed increases of 30 percent or more for certain fees by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) could have "unintended negative consequences for the state's no-fault automobile system," the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said.

The fee hikes could also lead to more fraud and abuse, a problem already plaguing the no-fault system, PCI said in a letter to the WCB.

The WCB has proposed a 30 percent increase in evaluation and management fees and changes to the way chiropractic services are billed which will result in increases of between 30-42 percent, PCI said.

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