California Workers' Comp

As Most States Cut Comp Rates, CA Raised Them. That Makes No Sense.

Last year, California hit employers with an 8.7% increase in workers' comp premium rates. Meanwhile, almost every other state is cutting rates, in some cases, for more than a...

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...

Insurers Are Fleecing CA Employers: TN Edition

Tennessee just announced its 13th consecutive year of declining workers' comp premium rates.The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) approved a 2.0% o...

CA: CBCS Fishes for 40% Discount on Med-Legal Services

Discount vendor Reliant tried to slash a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME)’s bill by 40% on behalf of Cottingham & Butler Claims Services, LLC (CBCS), the Third-Pa...

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...

Gallagher Bassett Denies Payment for Non-Authorization (Despite Proof of Authorization)

California has a workers' compensation system in which payers can't lose.In practice, there are no penalties for refusing to pay a legitimate bill; no consequences for...

CA Providers Recovered $22M in 2025

Improper denials and payment adjustments are inevitable for California providers who treat injured workers. But in 2025, California providers recovered over $22 million using...

CA Fee Schedule: 2026 'WC' Report Billing Codes

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (CA DWC) recently announced updates to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner fee schedule, effective for dates of servic...

CA DWC Administrative Director Retires - Time for Change

A surprising resignation represents a chance for Governor Gavin Newsom to fix California’s broken workers’ comp system.daisyNews has reported extensively on the abysma...