Whoa, big topic. I think most people have a more negative opinion about the workers' compensation system than is warranted. Yes, there is fraud, but that is a relatively small percentage. There is a lot of exaggeration, but that is something that the system itself, at least here in California, promotes. The experience for the claimant, e…
Whoa, big topic. I think most people have a more negative opinion about the workers' compensation system than is warranted. Yes, there is fraud, but that is a relatively small percentage. There is a lot of exaggeration, but that is something that the system itself, at least here in California, promotes. The experience for the claimant, even with a 100% valid claim, is typically one of denial and delay, and just getting a simple claim through the system is difficult. Even basic care for an accepted claim is a giant headache since the claims administrators deny and delay everything. The reason for that is just as much the fault of the demands of the insurers and employers, to save money, as it is the result of efforts by claimants and their attorneys to game the system. As I said, it's a complicated question. Gary
Thank you for this. I can believe that claimants have trouble getting any positive results. Seems the bureaucracy is stacked against so much. Social workers are better at such than I was as a counselor, but still....
Whoa, big topic. I think most people have a more negative opinion about the workers' compensation system than is warranted. Yes, there is fraud, but that is a relatively small percentage. There is a lot of exaggeration, but that is something that the system itself, at least here in California, promotes. The experience for the claimant, even with a 100% valid claim, is typically one of denial and delay, and just getting a simple claim through the system is difficult. Even basic care for an accepted claim is a giant headache since the claims administrators deny and delay everything. The reason for that is just as much the fault of the demands of the insurers and employers, to save money, as it is the result of efforts by claimants and their attorneys to game the system. As I said, it's a complicated question. Gary
Thank you for this. I can believe that claimants have trouble getting any positive results. Seems the bureaucracy is stacked against so much. Social workers are better at such than I was as a counselor, but still....