Are California’s work comp claimants denied necessary care?

One study published in the Spine Journal says no. In fact, the opposite may well be the case; compared to Washington State, workers’ comp back patients in California get way too much unnecessary surgery, leading to higher costs and worse outcomes – … Continue reading Are California’s work comp claimants denied necessary care?

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The health insurance world in 2014 – lots of uncertainty but no death spiral

Uncertainty. That’s the best way to describe health insurance execs’ views on their business these days.  The massively-screwed-up-but-steadily-improving rollout of the federal exchange is the biggest reason for that uncertainty, but there’d be huge uncertainty even if things had gone … Continue reading The health insurance world in 2014 – lots of uncertainty but no death spiral

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