CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR’S FINDINGS

California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, C.P.A., issued a report dated 11/19/19 to the Governor of California, President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly. In this report, she reported:   “As directed by the Joint Legislative Audit...

THE DREAM THAT BECAME A NIGHTMARE

As many readers are aware, the current Workers’ Compensation system was amended to incor­porate Utilization Review (UR) and Independent Medical Review (IMR). The dream for this change was that it would expedite injured workers’ access to the medical care they need, so...