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Politics of health care with emphasis on California legislation including workers compensation and utilization review and federal legislation in Washington, DC

Thursday, April 24, 2014

RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR LAWYERS

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WHEN SHOULD LAWYERS BE DRUG TESTED? The correct answer is when they are awake and can give consent. The next question is why aren't ...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

UTILIZATION REVIEW: HYPOCRISY IN VELVET GLOVES

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"OBVIOUS BAD FAITH " in workers comp re injured workers is revealed in this story about how an insurance company denied care wit...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

UTILIZATION REVIEW IN CALIFORNIA WORKERS COMP (PART 2) : more on Jose Dubon vs World Restoration & SCIF

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Our posts on workers compensation in California have often stirred up hornets' nests, sometimes only to disclose honey-bees. Here...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

WHEN UTILIZATION REVIEW DECISIONS ARE INVALID: Jose Dubon v World Restoration & SCIF "en banc" decsion

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UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR) DECISIONS ARE NOW INVALID IF IT IS SHOWN THAT THE UR DECISION WAS "UNTIMELY" or suffers from material (...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

NEW FEE SCHEDULE UNLIKELY TO IMPROVE ACCESS

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WCRI (WORKERS COMP RESEARCH INSTITUTE) SAYS THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE COULD IMPROVE ACCESS: Nonsense! The WCRI said that the new fee schedule...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

DISILLUSIONMENT INVADES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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"The best decision I ever made was coming to the USA for advanced training. The worst mistake I ever made was deciding to stay."...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

How Physicians Eat their Young

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"Dear Colleague," begins the 5 February 2014 issue of the American College of Physicians newsletter just before it tells the re...
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Writing in Neurology Today, Vol. 3 (8), August 2003, Dawn Antoline writes "Robert L. Weinmann, MD, has never been one to shy away from controversy. Whether he is writing muckraking editorials about HMOs that deny physician claims or ... billing practices ... he has committed himself to a life of activism. At the heart of his advocacy is a passionate regard for his patients -- and the ability of physicians to provide unfettered optimal care."
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