California DWC

Can CA Employers & Taxpayers Afford Ricardo Lara?

California employers are paying more for workers’ comp coverage even though rates are decreasing nationwide, courtesy of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. However, ...

CA: Formal Request to Revoke American Zurich MPN

In October, daisyBill formally petitioned the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) to revoke approval for the Medical Provider Network (MPN) that American Zu...

CA DWC Ignores IBR Law, Leaves Practice Short $75K+

Independent Bill Review (IBR) is supposed to protect California providers when payers refuse to correctly reimburse for injured workers’ treatment. Yet the Cali...

CA: Sedgwick’s Rampant Second Review Violations

For providers, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.’s routine violations of state law and regulations make it increasingly difficult to treat injured workers. For...

Sedgwick Hits 298,034 Violations (and Counting)

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. continues to violate a critical California payment requirement with apparent impunity. The Third-Party Administrator (...

CA DIR to Blow $1.25M On (Another) Questionable Comp Study

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) is set to waste $1,250,000 in taxpayer dollars on a faulty “study” of non-existent data.The Department of Ins...

CorVel’s Commitment to Compliance: A Shining Example for Payers

CorVel, a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) managing workers’ comp claims on behalf of insurers and employers, has demonstrated how workers’ comp works better when payer...

CA DWC's MPN List Disappears Yet Again

Leave it to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) to fumble a relatively straightforward (but essential) task…over and over and over. The state age...

MD to ESIS: Remove Us From Your MPN

A California provider will no longer treat injured workers if ESIS, Inc. is the claims administrator.The provider apparently concluded that membership in the Third-Par...

CA DWC Ignores Law and Leaves Ortho Practice Unpaid

In California, when a provider pays $195 to request Independent Bill Review (IBR) to dispute an incorrect payment, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) h...

CA DWC: Routinely Violating IBR Law - Failing to Protect Doctors

Statewide records show that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) routinely and brazenly violates a critical law legislators put in place to protect provi...

WCIRB’s Flawed Data Means Higher Premiums for CA Employers

Insurers control the narrative around California’s workers’ compensation—and it’s costing the state’s employers more every year.Annually, the Workers’ Compensation Ins...