URO
Apr 15, 2025
An Open Letter to CHSWC re: UR Abuse (cc: Governor Newsom)
To the Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC)CC: Governor Gavin NewsomRE: California’s Broken Utilization Review Syste...
Sep 16, 2024
No, Doctors Aren't the Culprits in CA Workers' Comp
It’s time to take a sledgehammer to one of the most pernicious myths about workers’ comp in California. For decades, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has fed legis...
Apr 2, 2024
CA UR: AmTrust & Genex Deny Care With ODG (Again)
What suffering must befall injured workers before California bothers to enforce its meager Utilization Review (UR) requirements?When considering which treatments are n...
Oct 2, 2023
SCIF, EK Health Use "ODG" Guidelines to Deny Care
For injured California workers, simply getting the appropriate care can be a nightmare of bureaucratic obstacles and interminable delays. An additional complication ha...