MPN
Apr 10, 2023
MPNs: CA Assembly Bill 1278 Guarantees Delayed Care
California Assembly Bill 1278, apparently designed to improve the disastrous Medical Provider Network (MPN) system, is nothing but a continued abdication of California...
Apr 5, 2023
Defense Attorney: "MPNs Benefit No One"
An attorney who represents workers’ comp payers felt compelled to share his viewpoint on Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) with daisyBill. His take: MPNs are useless to employ...
Apr 4, 2023
What CA Doctors Must Know Before Signing a PPO Contract
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) and Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) are causing chaos for California employers, injured workers, and healthcare providers. Tha...
Mar 30, 2023
CA DWC Must Stop Pretending MPNs Work
A real friend tells the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable to hear. As advocates for a better workers’ comp system, we haven’t been shy about pointing out its shortco...
Mar 29, 2023
MPNs: Why MDs Won't Treat Injured Workers
The video replay of our free webinar on Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts is now available to stream! The webinar slide deck is also available to download.<...
Mar 27, 2023
CA MPN Access Requirements: Real or Mirage?
On paper, an MPN (Medical Provider Network) is simply a group of providers established by an insurer or self-insured employer; injured workers may only seek care from the pro...
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Mar 23, 2023
ACE / Sedgwick Low Payments Reveal PPO Problem
If you’ve ever wondered why so many California doctors avoid treating injured workers, stop wondering. Three separate bills from the same provider to the same insurer...
Mar 20, 2023
Mirage Provider Networks: Sedgwick Can't Identify MPN
At this point, Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) can feel like little more than a cruel joke, offering seemingly ephemeral benefits to providers while exacting a heavy toll in...
Mar 14, 2023
Your PPO Questions (So Far)
It’s almost time — we’re gearing up for our free live webinar on the financial danger Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) pose for practices that treat inju...
Feb 27, 2023
CA Employees: ASAP, Predesignate Your MD
The problem: California employers and workers’ comp insurers restrict care, by limiting injured workers to doctors within the applicable Medical Provider Network (MPN). For a...
Jan 26, 2023
Forbes Fluff Distorts CA Workers' Comp Realities
The good folks at Forbes recently offered California doctors and injured workers a slap in the face, in the form of a political fantasy narrative thinly veiled as an objectiv...
Dec 14, 2022
Can CA (or Anyone) Trust CareWorks?
CareWorks, a Managed Care Organization (MCO) that offers services such as bill review, utilization review, and “physician network services,” is in legal hot water with the St...