Maximus Federal Services
Sep 4, 2019
Liberty Mutual, Gallagher Bassett, Chubb Scoff at CA IBR Rules
It’s still happening: claims administrators including Liberty Mutual, Gallagher Bassett, and Chubb are ignoring the rules regarding Independent Bill Review (IBR), brazenly re...
Aug 16, 2019
SCIF, CorVel IBR Withdrawal Requests Create ENORMOUS Hassles for Providers
The billing lesson for today: providers should never agree to withdraw a request for Independent Bill Review (IBR), no matter how sweetly the payor begs. Trust us; we’ve lear...
Apr 17, 2019
Liberty Mutual IBR Noncompliance: Unfair and Odious
After 124 days and 13 phone calls, Liberty Mutual fails to pay a $195 IBR fee ordered by Maximus. Employers need to take heed of this unlawful tale and make sure that ...
Feb 12, 2019
Maximus Confirms Using Second Review Appeals to Correct Billing Errors
Correcting a coding error is as simple as submitting a Second Review appeal explaining the error. Last year, we discussed the convoluted process to correct billing err...
Sep 20, 2018
Maximus Blunders AGAIN with 99358 Decision and a Math Error
Maximus Federal Services, the entity responsible for conducting Independent Bill Review (IBR) on behalf of California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), has once agai...
Aug 10, 2018
Maximus Creates IBR Delays With Impossible Demands
Maximus Federal Services, the private entity which conducts Independent Bill Review (IBR) on behalf of California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), has always demons...
Oct 19, 2017
How It Works: Independent Bill Review (IBR)
Think about what workers' comp providers go through to obtain correct payment for treating injured workers. Compliant authorization and billing are taxing enough. Appealing i...
Sep 14, 2017
IBR Injustice: Maximus Mishandling 0232T Decisions
A client of daisyBill recently brought to our attention another poor Independent Bill Review (IBR) by Maximus Federal Services, the entity the California Division of Workers’...
Aug 31, 2017
Maximus Gets It Wrong in 99358 IBR Decision
Maximus Federal Services, the arbiter of Independent Bill Review (IBR) for the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), has denied payment to a provider due to an ...