Young: California Workers' Comp Top-10 List — First Half of 2016

The year is half done, so it’s time for my annual mid-year look at California workers’ comp. Here, in no particular order, are the events and themes that seemed to stand out in the first half of 2016, with a bit of commentary: 1. Regulatory activity in the first half of 2016 was quiet. By mid 2016 a handful of important regulatory measures were still being developed. The most significant regulatory measures under contemplation include a medication formulary (legislatively mandated to be implemented by July 1, 2017), a home health care fee schedule, MTUS chronic pain and o...