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CA MPNs: The "Cost Control" Tool That Costs Employers More

In a workers’ comp claim, the treating physician is the single most consequential factor in health outcomes, the duration of disability payments, and employer liability. ...

Tennessee Just Showed the Way For California to Fight PPOs

California employers are getting fleeced twice over.First, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) recommended a 10.4% premium hike on top of last ye...

CA: WCIRB Fails to Justify 10.4% Rate Hike to Employers

For the second year in a row, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) wants California employers to pay more for workers' comp coverage.Last year, th...

CA SIBTF Paid $725,570 in Med-Legal Costs For a Single Claim

California employers pay four times more in Medical-Legal costs for Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) claims than for standard workers' comp claims. The ...

CA: CHSWC Meeting Highlights Need for Comp Reform

Stakeholders at a recent meeting of California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) did not mince words in describing what needs fixing in the ...

CA: Sedgwick Hits 359,626 Violations (and Counting)

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. is routinely non-compliant with California workers' comp payment laws and regulations. Among its violations: repeatedly faili...

CA: CNA "Authorization" Doesn't Authorize Anything

CNA sent a California provider a treatment authorization letter that may double as a setup for nonpayment. The letter purports to authorize care while simultane...

CA IBR Chicken 3.0: Sedgwick’s New Way to Contort Dispute Process

Leave it to Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. to pioneer yet another way to contort Independent Bill Review (IBR), the process by which California providers enlist th...

CA IBR Chicken 2.0: Gallagher Bassett and JPMorgan Turn IBR Into a Provider Trap

Gallagher Bassett, one of the largest Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) in the country, and its vendor, JPMorgan, may be derailing California providers' ...

NY: WCB Offers Providers New Resources & Feedback Inbox

New York’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) announced new, free online educational resources for providers treating injured workers. Additionally, the WCB has opened a dedic...

CA Wants to Raise Employers' 2026 Comp Premiums

Once again, California may significantly increase the cost of workers’ compensation coverage for employers.Workers’ Comp Executive reports that the Workers’ Compensati...

Insurers Are Fleecing CA Employers: PA Edition

States across the nation continue to lower the cost of workers’ comp coverage while California employers pay higher and higher premiums. The latest addition to the list: Penn...