The California State Auditor, Bureau of State Audits has issued a scathing report that says medical costs are mostly to blame for the state's workers' compensation problems, and that the Administrative Director's office has been lackadaisical in controlling those costs.The report authored by state auditor Elaine Howle and entitled "California's Workers' Compensation Program:
The Medical Payment System Does Not Adequately Control the Costs to Employers to Treat Injured Workers or Allow for Adequate Monitoring of System Costs and Patient Care" concludes that the medical payment part of Califo...
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