Employers See Red Flags in Initial SB 863 Evaluation

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s preliminary evaluation of Senate Bill 863 shows provisions addressing liens and payments to ambulatory surgery centers are producing the savings that were expected, but employers are troubled by claim frequency and the number of requests for independent medical review, both of which are greater than projected.The Rating Bureau said in an SB 863 cost-monitoring report released on Thursday that the volume of requests for independent medical review is threatening to wipe out all administr...