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Sedgwick Roundup: TPA Remains Non-Compliant
Aug 25, 2023
Sedgwick Roundup: TPA Remains Non-Compliant
We write a lot here and elsewhere about California’s failure to adequately enforce workers’ comp payment laws and regulations. This failure has created an environment that’s ...
Sedgwick Ignores Medical-Legal Bills
Aug 17, 2023
Sedgwick Ignores Medical-Legal Bills
Some claims administrators treat California workers’ comp laws and regulations as optional — and there may be no more egregious example than Sedgwick Claims Management Servic...
Sedgwick Must Be Fined: An Open Letter to the CA DWC
Jul 25, 2023
Sedgwick Must Be Fined: An Open Letter to the CA DWC
To: California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)From: daisyBillSubject: 102,498 Sedgwick Audit ComplaintsWe hope this message finds you well. We wr...
Sedgwick Racks Up 79,318 DWC Audit Complaints
Apr 27, 2023
Sedgwick Racks Up 79,318 DWC Audit Complaints
Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. continues to ignore California workers’ comp billing regulations with impunity.Currently, Sed...
Sedgwick: Sham MPN Impedes Care?
Apr 18, 2023
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...
Sedgwick, Please Accept a Free Gift From daisyBill
Apr 6, 2023
Sedgwick, Please Accept a Free Gift From daisyBill
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, daisyBill is here for you.We notice that you struggle mightily with correctly calculating reimbursements under California’s...
ACE / Sedgwick Low Payments Reveal PPO Problem
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...
Mirage Provider Networks: Sedgwick Can't Identify MPN
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...
Med-Legal IBR Data: A Bad Look for Sedgwick & CA
Jan 30, 2023
Med-Legal IBR Data: A Bad Look for Sedgwick & CA
California appears to turn a willfully blind eye to what seems like an abuse of the Independent Bill Review (IBR) system for Medical-Legal disputes.Data ...
Sedgwick Authorization Sewer - Why CA Needs UR Reform
Jan 11, 2023
Sedgwick Authorization Sewer - Why CA Needs UR Reform
An injury occurs at work. The injured worker sees a doctor. The doctor concludes that the worker needs a consultation from a specialist. Per California law, the treating doct...
Sedgwick's 57,876 Audit Complaints: A Business Practice?
Dec 14, 2022
Sedgwick's 57,876 Audit Complaints: A Business Practice?
Sedgwick received our open letter, but the Third-Party Administrator (TPA) still missed the memo. Sedgwick administers claims on behalf of insurers and self-insured em...
Sedgwick Missing e-EORs: 31,906 Audit Complaints Submitted
Dec 14, 2022
Sedgwick Missing e-EORs: 31,906 Audit Complaints Submitted
Sedgwick Claims Management Services is breaking the law. We encourage the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) to assert its role in upholding workers’ comp law...