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California Medical Board Says State Fund Rules May Violate Medical Ethics

The California Medical Board contends that opioid restrictions proposed by State Fund could violate its treatment guidelines for pain management and are an “unwarranted intrusion” into the physician-patient relationship. The medical board is California’s regulator in charge of physician discipline. It issued the guidelines in 1994 amid a national debate over physicians’ alleged failure to … Read More »

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California, New York Lead Change in Workers’ Comp Markets

Workers’ comp carriers in California and a handful of other prominent states are seeing higher premium totals as some local economies slowly improve and rates begin to edge upward. That movement is beginning to spread to other regions, too, but underwriting results for the workers’ comp industry as a whole are likely to get worse … Read More »

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SCIF Layoff Details Slow to Emerge

Specific details about how State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) plans to trim its workforce by up to 1,800 positions or a quarter of its workforce are coming out slowly and only in bits and pieces. Meanwhile, anxiety remains high among its workforce of 7,100, and rumors are circulating wildly with no quick end in sight. … Read More »

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Select Staffing Fights SCIF’s Collection Effort

State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) is moving to collect on a $50 million plus costs award it won in its dispute with Select Staffing and Onvoi Business Solutions, but it faces a stiff fight over the money. The parties were back in court to argue Select’s request to stay the enforcement action, while it also … Read More »

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State Fund Moves To Lay Off 25% of Its Workforce

The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) informed its workforce today that it will be implementing layoffs in 2012 to bring down its cost structure faster than previously planned. The quasi-governmental carrier is taking steps to cut its workforce by up to 1,800 positions. The move equates to 25% of its workforce. The carrier is running … Read More »

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Fight Over SCIF MPN Rules Enters a New Realm

State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) is pushing ahead with its long-delayed plans to re-contract its medical provider network (MPN). It faces continuing pushback from the medical community despite numerous meetings with various advocacy groups. The chief hang-up is the carrier’s insistence on new limits for opioid prescribing. Many groups representing medical providers voiced their objection … Read More »

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State Fund Suffers Significant Premium Decrease, Expenses Increase

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) is still the state’s largest workers’ comp provider, but the margin separating it from the rest of the pack continues to erode. Officials at the non-taxpaying, quasi-governmental organization say net premiums through the first half of the year are down to $464 million, down nearly 20 points from last … Read More »

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State Fund Pursues Limited Recovery in Piggybacking Case

Is State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) leaving at least $250 million on the table in its dispute with two professional employer organizations (PEOs) as part of a workers’ comp premium fraud case? It appears so, although the workers’ comp carrier isn’t talking about the ongoing case. In papers filed with the court, the carrier is … Read More »

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