Doctors Concerned with Long Waits for IBR Decisions

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefMaximus Federal Services is supposed to issue independent bill-review decisions within 60 days, and while the California Division of Workers' Compensation says on average its contractor is issuing timely decisions, payers say they are waiting as long as six months and not even hearing whether their cases have been accepted for review.The problem is large enough that one medical-billing company is saying doctors have had to stop seeking review because they're not interested in fronting $335 for services they don't feel they're getting.Senate Bi...