By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefAttorneys and other users of California’s workers’ compensation system are hoping the conventional wisdom about the benefits of competition applies when regulators sign a new contract with a provider for independent medical-review services.Senate Bill 863 exempted the Division of Workers’ Compensation from the competitive bidding process so the independent medical-review program could go into effect for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2013. The bill authorized the division's administrative director to contract with the same IMR or...
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