Monday, October 17, 2016

UNIONIZING PHYSICIANS IN WASHINGTON STATE -- Taking on MultiCare

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In a historic development for professional unions, Stuart Bussey, MD, JD, president of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD...
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Thursday, October 6, 2016

SB 1160 (Mendoza): anti-fraud legislation aimed at physicians permits MPN fraud

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Governor Brown signed SB 1160 (Mendoza) supposedly to combat fraud in the form of abusive lien practices by physicians. The trouble is th...
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GOVERNOR BROWN SLASHES CARE TO INJURED WORKERS -- AGAIN!

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Governor Brown vetoed AB 2086 (Cooley), by and large for the same wobbly reasons that he vetoed AB 1542 last year, namely, that the bill...
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AB 72 (Bonta) targets physicians but leaves insurance companies and MPNs unscathed

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Governor Brown signed AB 72 (Bonta) to put a stop to "surprise billing" but he left intact the ability of Medical Provider Netwo...
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Friday, September 16, 2016

VETO OR AMEND AB 72 (Bonta)

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This memo was sent as a personal message to Governor Brown re AB 72 (Bonta) earlier this month just after the bill was enrolled and sent...
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Thursday, September 1, 2016

INVESTIGATING WORKERS COMP DENIALS OF CARE ON TELEVISION AND RADIO

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The undersigned recently participated in two investigative stories, one on television, NBC Bay Area, the other on radio, KPFA, 94.1 Wednes...
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

NOW COMES SB 1160 (Mendoza): Unreasonable Denials

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SB 1160 (Mendoza)  would require that lien claimants in workers comp file declarations with all liens as of 1 January 2017. Failure to foll...