In the esoteric world of workers’ comp, California’s medical-legal problems rank near the top of issues bound to frustrate/infuriate.
Med-legal (analogous to physician review or independent medical exam) may have even moved up a notch or two, as expenses have zoomed after a change in the med-legal fee schedule that went into effect in April of 2021.
The change was intended to:
CWCI’s research indicates that results appear to be far less than intended:
Thanks to CWCI for sharing the details. Need more?
Sign up for CWCI’s webinar set for 10 a.m. Pacific Wednesday. Senior research associate Stacy Jones, who wrote the study, and CWCI general counsel Sara Widener-Brightwell will review the changes and discuss the results of the study. The program will be followed by a live Q&A session.
What does this mean for you?
As if we needed it, another entry in the hall of unintended consequences tells us, yet again, that regs have to be carefully thought through, responses anticipated and planned for, profiteer strategies gamed out and then — and only then — finalized.
Joseph Paduda is co-owner of CompPharma, a consulting firm focused on improving pharmacy programs in workers’ compensation. This column is republished with his permission from his Managed Care Matters blog.
May 5-8, 2024
Amplify Your Impact There’s no limit to what you can achieve when you join the global risk managem …
May 13-15, 2024
Join us May 13–15, 2024, for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2024, the industry’s premier e …
May 13-14, 2024
The Board of Managers is excited to announce that the CSIA 2024 Annual Meeting and Educational Con …
No Comments
Log in to post a comment