MPN

CA Makes Treating Injured Workers Unsustainable

Why are doctors unwilling to treat injured workers?In California, injured workers often struggle to find doctors willing to provide treatment. The main reason for this...

CA Committee Passes Disastrous AB 1278

California physicians, it’s time to take a stand.Last week, the Assembly's Insurance Committee endorsed Assembly Bill 1278, and forwarded it to the Appro...

CA: AB-1278 Gives Networks Control of Workers' Comp

California's Medical Provider Network (MPN) system is an absolute debacle, leaving workers' comp doctors and injured workers in perpetual uncertainty. The system fails to all...

CA Bill Strips Workers’ Choice of Doctor

California Assembly Bill 1278, if passed, will severely limit an injured worker’s choice of physician — and force physicians into low-paying networks.Currently, a Medi...

Sedgwick: Sham MPN Impedes Care?

If you need proof that California’s Medical Provider Network (MPN) system is catastrophically flawed, look no further than the case of the injured worker below.Third-P...

Coventry: Fine Print Reveals MPN Mirage

Last week, we exposed the empty promise of Medical Provider Networks (MPNs), as evidenced by damning emails between a California doctor and Coventry. In one of its emails, Co...

Coventry Emails Expose PPO/MPN Mirage

A series of emails between a California doctor and Coventry expose the unvarnished truth about Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) and Medical Provider Networks (MPNs). <...

How Networks & MPNs Decimated CA Physical Therapists

To grasp just how ruinous Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) can be for California providers and injured workers, look no further than the tragic situation of physical therapis...

Marriott - Networks Pocket Doctors' Pay

Does the Marriott hotel chain know where the money really goes when it pays for its employees’ medical treatment?Self-insured and with its own in-house claims administ...

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...

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...

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...