SB 537: Say NO to Medicare Reimbursements
May 2, 2019
A proposed California bill, though seemingly benign, may establish Medicare rates as a standard for workers’ comp reimbursements, which would be a mistake. The bill, w...
Discount Dangers: The Provider’s Bill of Rights (Rights VI and VII)
May 11, 2018
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the ways discount contracts unscrupulously lower work comp providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the wors...
Discount Dangers: The CA Provider’s Bill of Rights (Right V)
Mar 20, 2018
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the ways some discount contracts unscrupulously reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series we shine a light on the worst pra...
Discount Dangers: The Provider’s Bill of Rights (Rights III and IV)
Mar 6, 2018
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the ways discount contracts incorrectly reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the worst discount p...
Discount Dangers: The CA Provider's Bill of Rights (Rights I and II)
Aug 29, 2017
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts incorrectly reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the worst di...
Discount Dangers, Part I: The Silent PPO
Aug 18, 2017
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts cheat workers’ comp providers out of reimbursement. With this series, we shine a light on the wo...
Combat Discount Contract Reimbursements
Jun 28, 2017
Many California work comp providers believe that signing discount contracts is the only way to participate in a network. While that’s not actually true, most providers still ...
Align Networks Contract Reveals Source of Surprise Discounts
Jun 9, 2017
Last month in this space, we analyzed a few of the potential pitfalls of signing a discount contract with Align Networks. Align has been subject to controversy lately – first...
Lost in the Fax: An Align Networks Contract Investigation
May 12, 2017
When news broke of the Independent Physical Therapists of California (iPTCA) lawsuit against Align Networks, we were hesitant to judge, but quick to point out that we weren’t...
Work Comp Discount Contracts, Pt 1: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You
Feb 2, 2016
If you’re a provider, chances are you’ve signed a discount contract for worker’s comp services or you’ve been approached about signing one. These contracts are tempting, beca...