California DWC

CA: Sedgwick's Flagrant Second Review Violations Continue

Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. continues to deny California providers’ Second Review appeals at high rates for an incorrect, laugha...

CA Employers Need to Know: Is It the Injury or the UR System?

Last year, California raised employers’ workers' comp premiums by 8.7% while other states continued to cut rates, some for over a decade straight. Across the nation, premiums...

CA: Vast Majority of IBR Requests Involve Interpreter Services

Interpreterservices are vital to California workers’ comp. Unfortunately, Independent Bill Review (IBR) data suggest that interpreters face seriou...

CA: Maximus Indicates "IBR Chicken" Is Real

Maximus, the private company that the state of California contracts to conduct Independent Bill Review (IBR) to resolve workers' comp payment disputes, h...

CA DWC to Enact Useless New UR Regulations

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) will enact new regulations to (theoretically) streamline authorization for injured workers’ care, effective April 1,...

CA Pays 155% Medicare. Physicians Get 128%. Where's the Rest?

California's Official Medical Fee Schedule comprises multiple fee schedules governing reimbursement for different categories of workers' comp medical care. Below, we break do...

Join daisyBill at the 2026 CA DWC Annual Conference

The second round of the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC)’s 2026 Educational Conference takes place on March 19 and 20 in Los Angeles.

CA: March 1st Physician Fee Schedule Increases

A reminder for California providers: reimbursement increases for the workers’ comp Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule become effective for all dates of ser...

CA Physician Fee Schedule 2026: Telehealth Update

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) updated the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule’s telehealth list, effective for dates of service ...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 3: Newly Payable & Non-Payable Codes

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule for workers’ compensation, effective for...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 2: HCPCS Modifications

Effective for all dates of service on or after March 1, 2026, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) updated the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner F...

2026 CA Physician Fee Schedule Changes Part 1: Conversion Factor

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) increased the Conversion Factor providers use to determine reimbursement rates under the Physician and Non-Physician...