California Workers' Comp

Join daisyBill at CCWC and AOSSM in July

daisyBill will attend two conferences worth your time in July: The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) takes place from July 7-9 in Anaheim. CCWC work...

The Hartford Doubles Down on Improper Payment Denials (Part 2)

California consistently fails to uphold one of the most important legal principles of its workers’ comp system: treatment authorization assures payment to the healthcare prov...

The Hartford Doubles Down on Improper Payment Denials (Part 1)

California law requires insurers to honor authorization for medically necessary treatment as a legally binding, non-rescindable guarantee of reimbursement. The Hartford is ei...

New CA Intake Form for Workers' Comp Patients

Providers who treat injured workers can’t afford to let administrative oversights derail payment, especially in California. Any error or missing information can give a payer ...

Join daisyBill at the 2026 CCWC Annual Conference

The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) works with state legislators and regulators to press for (much-needed) workers’ comp reforms. The CCWC Annual Confere...

Comp Remains Profitable, But Insurers Still Want More From CA Employers

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released its 2026 State of the Line report, and its conclusions are no surprise to industry experts: workers’ comp remai...

CA: WCRI Report Shows Medical Costs Are Not the Problem

A report on workers’ comp claims costs from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) puts hard data to a trend that should alarm all California employers whose pre...

Network Mayhem: Sedgwick & Apricus Stiff CA Provider

A California provider received no reimbursement for treating an injured worker, with no clear path to payment, thanks to an apparent accounting dispute between Third-Party Ad...

Audit Complaint: CA DWC Must Address Gallagher Bassett Violations

Gallagher Bassett is violating California law and regulations through its vendor, InstaMed. The Third-Party Administrator (TPA)’s non-compliance i...

Warning: ECHO Deducts "Service Fee" From Paradigm Payment

This article has been corrected. See note at the end.As daisyNews explored in recentarticles, Paradigm Specialty Networks profits by...

Zurich, Paradigm Hit CA Provider With $786 Reduction (and $195 IBR Fee)

This article has been corrected. See notes at the end.Paradigm Specialty Networks functions as a twisted sort of toll collector, inserting itself ...

CA: JPMorgan’s InstaMed Leaves Gallagher Bassett Out of Compliance

Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Gallagher Bassett has failed to send electronic Explanations of Review (e-EORs) in response to thousands of providers’ electronic bills (e-bil...