Maximus Federal Services

DWC: Disregard Coupa/Maximus Emails
Aug 28, 2023
DWC: Disregard Coupa/Maximus Emails
Well, this is awkward. California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) weighed in on incidents involving strange emails to providers from Maximus, the DWC’s desig...
Maximus - Coupa's Confusing Emails
Aug 24, 2023
Maximus - Coupa's Confusing Emails
As we reported earlier this week, a company called Coupa sent solicitation emails to providers, which bore the name and logo of Maximus, the private entity entrusted by Calif...
CA Alert: Unsolicited Email Not From Maximus
Aug 21, 2023
CA Alert: Unsolicited Email Not From Maximus
Heads up, California providers. A daisyBill client alerted our staff to a strange email bearing the logo of Maximus Federal Services, the private organization entrusted by th...
Tristar Flouts Law - How Long Will IBR Take?
Jul 26, 2023
Tristar Flouts Law - How Long Will IBR Take?
Tristar Risk Management seems extra comfortable ignoring payment laws and regulations, even by the woeful standards of California workers’ comp. As a result, daisyCollect has...
CA IBR: Why Are Claims Admins Redacted From Decisions?
Jul 20, 2023
CA IBR: Why Are Claims Admins Redacted From Decisions?
Accountability is critical to the functioning of any system, especially one upon which the health of injured workers depends. So we’re compelled to ask a question that’s been...
Untimely IBR Decisions - DWC Ignores CA Law
Jul 18, 2023
Untimely IBR Decisions - DWC Ignores CA Law
Recently, we shared the numbers demonstrating the absurd (and unlawful) lengths of time for which the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) forces providers to wait for an ...
DWC Repeatedly Violates CA IBR Law
Jun 15, 2023
DWC Repeatedly Violates CA IBR Law
California fails to maintain a workers’ comp environment that’s fair and navigable for providers (you know, the people who treat the injured workers). Prime example: the Divi...
SCIF Stiffs Doc by Paying AFTER Request for IBR
Jul 12, 2022
SCIF Stiffs Doc by Paying AFTER Request for IBR
In a classically underhanded move, California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) twice denied payment for the authorized treatment of an injured worker, but then sudd...
Med-Legal IBR: Maximus Denies Documented Interpreter Reimbursement
Apr 19, 2022
Med-Legal IBR: Maximus Denies Documented Interpreter Reimbursement
In a perfect example of California’s failing Independent Bill Review (IBR) process, Maximus (California’s designated IBR organization) abandoned all semblance of lawfulness a...
Liberty Mutual Stiffs QME - Attorneys Required
Sep 22, 2021
Liberty Mutual Stiffs QME - Attorneys Required
Hello California Workers’ Comp Attorneys,  Medical-Legal physicians in this state need your help. Payers like Liberty Mutual have found a way to skirt the Independent ...
IBR Hall of Shame: Sedgwick Sets New Standard of Noncompliance
Jul 6, 2021
IBR Hall of Shame: Sedgwick Sets New Standard of Noncompliance
Sedgwick failed to comply with an Independent Bill Review (IBR) ruling for almost four months. Worse, the payor’s brazenness is likely to go unpenalized by the state.T...
Med-Legal Bill Denied for Liability? Request IBR
Jun 29, 2021
Med-Legal Bill Denied for Liability? Request IBR
Certain California workers’ comp payers deny reimbursement for Medical-Legal evaluations by claiming lack of liability for the initial injury. With this twisted, circular log...