Monday, March 26, 2018

SB 1303 (Pan & Gagliani), Amended in Senate

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SB 1303 was introduced by Senator Pan on 02/16/18.  Senator Gagliani has joined as coauthor. The original bill had some loopholes (see ref...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MISTAKES IN LEGISLATION GET SIGNED INTO LAW? SB 1303 (Pan & Gagliani)

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Physicians who accept injured workers as patients know that adverse Utilization Review (UR) decisions can devastate well planned diagnosti...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

SB 1303 (Pan & Gagliani) would replace coroners with medical examiners (Part II)

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Incredible as it may seem, it is still true in February of  2018 that non-medically trained persons are allowed by law to conduct autopsie...
Monday, February 19, 2018

PART ONE: FORENSIC AUTOPSY LEGISLATION, SB 1189 & SB 1303: what happens when someone dies while in administrative custody?

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The first hint that something was wrong in the way forensic autopsies were handled occurred after a psychiatric technician at Patton State...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

AB 72 (Bonta): Surprise! Network contraction is the new big bad wolf

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Network Contraction, protected by AB 72,  deserves to be obliterated  In healthcare plans including workers' compensation medical pr...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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MOC's (Maintenance of Certification) update from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) deserves review. AAN President Ralph L. Sa...
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

"Trickle Down" economics

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Questions have come our way about "trickle down" economics . i.e., will it work if companies invest, expand their businesses, an...