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[apljack]

OT: Workman's comp

Corpstat, nothing about reimbursement denials surprises me, whether it is work comp or not. It would not surprise me at all that a new carrier has come onto the scene with the goal of driving costs down (particularly for a govt. funded policy where the govt entity is going roke). That is their JOB! It sickens me to know that insurance has become so distorted that denial of coverage has usurped coverage as the raison d'etre for these co.'s

Novacare is no better or worse than any of the others that I've had to deal with. My guess is that they have moved in and are trying to close out "old" cases that are bleeding them. These old, ongoing cases where payment for treatment seems never ending are the ins. provider's worst cases. They want to close them and the ploy in the case you've put might be to force the patient to accept some lump some settlement.

Just some speculation.

aj