First Steps in Cleaning up Confusing and Contentious – Med Info Into Privacy Law

SACRAMENTO -- There's a move afoot to amend a new law that restricts the amount and type of medical information insurers and claims administrators can share with the employers of injured workers.The author of Assembly Bill 435, Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) held a meeting with many of the parties interested in the bill in an effort to find some cleanup language to remove ambiguities and address concerns and confusion.Hoots and hollers emanated from the insurance industry and the employer communit