Network Discounts

CA MPNs Harm Employers, Injured Workers &  Providers
Jun 19, 2024
CA MPNs Harm Employers, Injured Workers & Providers
California’s Medical Provider Network (MPN) system is an unmitigated failure, causing genuine harm to injured workers, health care providers, and employers. The Divisi...
Paradigm Network: Medicare Cuts Impact Workers' Comp Reimbursements
Nov 17, 2023
Paradigm Network: Medicare Cuts Impact Workers' Comp Reimbursements
At first glance, recently announced Medicare payment reductions may seem to have little to do with workers’ comp. But thanks to discount reimbursement contracts, Medicare cut...
TRPN: How to Fight the Network's Discounts
Aug 8, 2023
TRPN: How to Fight the Network's Discounts
We’ve warned providers about the disturbing practices of Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).* We’ve also written about how providers may be able to demand that TRPN termina...
TRPN: How to Terminate Discount Contract
Aug 7, 2023
TRPN: How to Terminate Discount Contract
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) has a deservedly terrible reputation for the duplicitous way in which TRPN ropes providers into its noxious discount reimbursement...
TRPN: Doctor Escapes Discount Contract
Aug 3, 2023
TRPN: Doctor Escapes Discount Contract
Recently, we’ve sounded the national alarm regarding Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).*As one provider learned the hard way, TRPN sends checks to practices that, <...
Three Rivers Network: 12 Terrifying Terms of Discount Contract
Aug 2, 2023
Three Rivers Network: 12 Terrifying Terms of Discount Contract
Yesterday, we shared the harrowing tale of a doctor who cashed a strange check from Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) — a check that turned out to be something like bait, ...
Doctors Beware: Do NOT Cash Three Rivers Network Check
Aug 1, 2023
Doctors Beware: Do NOT Cash Three Rivers Network Check
A California doctor was recently surprised to find themselves subject to a 36-month discount reimbursement contract with terms that can only be described as sinister — and fo...
ALERT: Disastrous MPN Bill May Be Revived
May 24, 2023
ALERT: Disastrous MPN Bill May Be Revived
California State Assembly Bill 1278, which would grant network entities unprecedented control over Medical Provider Networks (MPNs), is on the shelf for now — but the fight f...
CA Makes Treating Injured Workers Unsustainable
May 18, 2023
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...
MSQ Network - Payment Chaos
May 10, 2023
MSQ Network - Payment Chaos
Today, Assembly Bill 1278 is being considered by the Appropriations Committee. This bill will grant barely-regulated network entities almost complete control over Medical Pro...
CA Committee Passes Disastrous AB 1278
May 4, 2023
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
Apr 25, 2023
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...