SAN DIEGO — Medical providers who treat California workers’ compensation applicants on a lien basis are playing a fool’s game, physicians and attorneys said Wednesday during WorkCompCentral’s Comp Laude Awards Gala.
Dr. Sana Khan, a radiologist who owns Expert MRI in Bellflower, said during a panel discussion that reform legislation has effectively eliminated the use of liens as a means of securing payment for treating injured workers whose claims were denied.
He said medical providers need to protect themselves by forcing applicants’ attorneys to resolve disput...
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