MPN

Provider Warning: Prime Health Services (Part I)

Recently, a provider made the unfortunate mistake of signing a Prime Health Services (PHS) Preferred Provider Agreement contract, commonly known as a PPO agreement. While not...

Conditional Authorization: How MPNs Cheat Workers’ Comp Providers

Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) are a drag on California workers’ compensation. Nominally designed to help employers control costs, MPNs rarely achieve more than throwing up...

Data Show MPNs Do Not Benefit Employers

Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) allow employers to limit where employees may seek treatment for work-related injuries. Theoretically, the purpose of MPNs is to direct care w...

Discount Dangers: Providers Cheated for PR-2 Reports

It seems like claims administrators really, really want to cheat California workers’ comp providers by reducing payment for the Treating Physician’s Progress Report, or PR-2....