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Court Upholds UR, IMR Process For In-Network Doctors

Applicant attorney Robert Mclaughlin’s argument which could have weakened California’s workers’ comp reforms has failed. He argued that the state’s utilization review and independent medical review processes do not apply to decisions made by physicians in an employer’s medical provider network (MPN). McLaughlin practices in San Diego. The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Signed

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed SB 863, the comprehensive workers’ comp reform bill that Sen. Kevin DeLeon (D-Los Angeles) sponsored.  Brown’s administration worked behind the scenes to assure its passage. The negotiated deal between big labor and big business sets into motion a process designed to lower costs for employers and raise benefits for injured … Read More »

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News Digest 9/17/2008

Reform Proposals Outlined in Wyoming In Wyoming, state lawmakers discuss several possible changes to the state’s workers’ compensation program amid complaints from small business and injured workers. One proposal is … Read More »

News Digest 8/15/2008

Minnesota Labor Commissioner Pushes Workers’ Comp Reform In Minnesota, workplace injuries are down, but the cost per injury is rising, and that widening gap carries perilous consequences for the state’s … Read More »

News Digest 6/16/2008

Three Reform Bills Win Approval in Garden State Senate Three bills spurred by a series of Newark Star-Ledger articles that illustrated the bureaucracy in which thousands of injured workers are … Read More »

News Digest 4/16/2008

Did Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Block Workers’ Comp Reform? Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins, a Democrat, breaks a tie vote in the Oklahoma Senate that opponents say blocked a workers’ compensation … Read More »

News Digest 4/9/2008

State Reform Legislation Moves Legislation reforming State Compensation Insurance Fund’s governance is off and running. It’s being applauded as a step in the right direction, but is real change in … Read More »

Experienced Docs Get Better Outcomes, Lower Costs

SAN FRANCISCO—Practice may not always make perfect, but experienced doctors do count when it comes to delivering lower-cost care and a quicker return to work for injured workers. At least that’s what the preliminary data show for physicians who treat a large percentage of the state’s injured workers and practice primarily through medical providers, says … Read More »

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