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Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment Requests

Nearly nine-in-10 workers’ compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows. The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation released the annual report on the department’s IMR program. …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment Requests, Nearly nine-in-10 workers’ compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows. The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation released the annual report on the department’s IMR program. …

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Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment RequestsInsurance Journal - 2026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00

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