CWCI Study Finds Record High Number of IMR Decisions Issued Through June

Maximus Federal Services is on pace this year to issue more independent medical review final determination letters than it did in any year since the program launched, according to a new study by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. CWCI, in a “Research Update” published Friday, reported that Maximus issued 89,843 IMR decisions between Jan. 1 and June 30, 4.4% more than the 86,061 final determination letters issued in the first six months of 2017. Based on the first half of the year, Maximus is on pace to issue 179,686 decisions in 2018. That would be the...