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(01-27-2018, 04:37 AM)kibby Wrote: That drug list is interesting....
Yeah, I have used my own health insurance but I can't keep paying out of pocket and not getting reimbursed. Thanks for the info, this is probably the most helpful information I have yet.

as med costs have spun out of control the last 15+ years most states have instituted heavy restrictions, limitations, and controls. the days of the blank check for the treating physician have all but been eliminated.
now there are lots of regulations and resulting high "friction" costs with work comp medical treatment.
california has no provision for atty fees for legal work on future medical awards.
these two factors make it difficult to use the lifetime treatment provisions of a comp award and have provided another incentive to buyout the balance of the benefits at MMI.

the guidebook link should have given you much of the same information on treatment disputes.