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Jul 24, 2023
daisyNews Top Comments (So Far)
Change starts when providers and other injured worker advocates unite their voices to demand change.That’s the reason we recently added a comments section to all of ou...
Jul 20, 2023
CA IBR: Why Are Claims Admins Redacted From Decisions?
Accountability is critical to the functioning of any system, especially one upon which the health of injured workers depends. So we’re compelled to ask a question that’s been...
Jul 19, 2023
NY WCB Bulletin: Telehealth Bill Objections
Heads up, New York State providers: the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) recently issued a bulletin clarifying when payers can (and cannot) object to a provider’s bill for t...
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Jul 18, 2023
Untimely IBR Decisions - DWC Ignores CA Law
Recently, we shared the numbers demonstrating the absurd (and unlawful) lengths of time for which the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) forces providers to wait for an ...
Jul 17, 2023
Tristar Ignores CA Second Review Law
We don’t need further evidence that California workers’ comp is corrupted beyond any reasonable person’s notions of fairness, justice, or equity — but here’s Tristar Risk Man...
Jul 14, 2023
"Automatic" Authorization Fails CA Injured Workers
Today we explore how “automatic” authorization, a law passed by California in SB 1160, presents yet another absurd circular error failure for newly injured workers and their ...
Jul 13, 2023
CA Adjuster Describes Injured Workers' Nightmare Scenario
Today we recount a too-familiar story that starts with a workplace injury and ends with an injured worker in collections — all because California can’t muster the stomach to ...
Jul 12, 2023
Tristar: 3,678 Audit Complaints Filed With CA DWC
Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Tristar Risk Management continues to ignore California workers’ comp billing regulations with impunity. Tristar failed to send electron...
Jul 11, 2023
California DWC - Division of Wretched Compensation
Immediately after an employee reports a work-related injury, the employer’s claims administrator is allotted up to 90 days to accept or reject liability for the reported inju...
Jul 10, 2023
CA OMFS Update: Physician Services (Q3 2023)
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for ...
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Jun 28, 2023
Does DWC 1 Form Violate CA Law?
Workers’ comp is often described as a “Grand Bargain” between employers and employees. The bargain terms are simple: employees cannot sue their employers for work-related inj...
Jun 27, 2023
DWC to Injured Workers: Beg or Pay For Your Care
A close reading of an official Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) document reveals something that should sincerely disgust every California employer, employee, health ca...