A CWCI study reviews statutory, regulatory and judicial changes to the California workers’ comp medical-legal process over the past quarter century, provides updated data on the quantity, mix and cost of medical-legal services following the 2002-04 reforms, and generates benchmark data for future research on the impact of the 2012 reforms, which introduced IMR as the new means for resolving treatment disputes.
The Changing Nature and Cost of the Medical-Legal Process in California WC
