Workers’ Comp Unwrapped
by Medical Lien Management
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Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 522: The MPN Trap: When Network…
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About this podcast
Workers' Comp Unwrapped with Aniq is your go-to podcast for uncovering the complexities of the workers' compensation system. Join Aniq, an experienced industry professional, as he breaks down the latest trends, tips, and case studies in workers' comp, making it easier for business owners, HR professionals, and employees to navigate. From understanding your rights to exploring key legal developments, Anique unwraps the essential information you need to know, all in an engaging and straightforward way. Tune in for insightful discussions, expert interviews, and actionable advice to help you manage workers' comp more effectively!
Episodes
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- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 522: The MPN Trap: When Network Restrictions Block Patient Care — and the Legal Tools to Fight Back · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 22Send us Fan Mail Last episode we followed a brain injury case from the emergency room to rehab, and the first thirty days of that pathway depended on a rule that quietly changed…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 521: Billing for Traumatic Brain Injury in California WC: The Complete RFA-to-Rehab Revenue Pathway · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 21Send us Fan Mail Last episode we built a decision tree for sorting disputes into the right track. This episode is about building the kind of claim that rarely needs one…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 519: Q3 Revenue Leakage Audit: The 10 Billing Gaps That Are Quietly Draining Your September Collections · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 19Send us Fan Mail Last episode we looked at where the system's dollars go. This episode is about the dollars that never reach your practice for reasons you can fix. As Q3 closes…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 520: IBR, IMR, or Direct Appeal? How to Pick the Right Dispute Track After the 2026 UR Overhaul · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 20Send us Fan Mail Last episode we audited ten billing gaps. This episode is about what to do when a dispute is already on your desk and you need to pick the right track. The…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 518: Where Your WC Dollars Go: Why CA Providers Are Paid 31% Less While Middle Networks Take 46% More · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail California employers pour a lot of money into workers' comp, yet providers keep asking the same question: where does it go? The Workers Compensation Research…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 517: Your Front Office Shield: How the Updated CA DWC Intake Form Stops Automated Rejections Before They Start · 15 min · Season 5 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail Most billing problems don't start in billing. They start at the front desk, in the first ten minutes of a new injured worker's first visit. In June 2026, an…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 515: The Claims Nobody Talks About: Billing for Agricultural and Seasonal Worker Injuries in California · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail Agricultural and seasonal worker injuries are some of the hardest claims to document and some of the easiest to lose in the gap between the field and the front…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 516: Mental Health Claims Are Rising: What California's 2026 Psychiatric WC Reforms Mean for Your Billing · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail Mental health is now a routine part of workers' comp conversations, and it is one of the areas where documentation and billing mistakes are most costly…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 514: Electronic Signatures in California WC: What's Now Legal, Required, and How to Go Paperless Correctly · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail A claim form has to be signed. A notice has to be acknowledged. A settlement agreement has to be executed. For decades, each of those meant printing, signing in…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 513: The DWC Is Watching: How Labor Code §5814 Penalties Are Escalating and What to Document Now · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail A payment sits unpaid past the point where it should have been resolved. No dispute has been raised, no explanation has been given, and the file simply goes…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 512: AB 1293 QME Templates: How Standardized Reports Are Changing Med-Legal Billing Accuracy · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail A QME report gets written, submitted, and billed. Weeks later, the payment is reduced or disputed, not because the medicine was wrong, but because the report…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 511:Authorized but Never Paid: How Payers Are Exploiting MPN Arguments to Deny Legitimate Claims · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail A provider gets a treatment authorized in writing. The treatment happens. Weeks later, the payment doesn't. Instead, a denial letter arrives claiming the…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 510: SB 216 Expanded the WC Pool: How to Bill for Licensed Contractor Injuries in California · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail SB 216 has been rolling out in stages since 2023, and it's already put a population of licensed contractors under workers' comp coverage for the first time in…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 509: SIBTF Reform Is Coming: What California Providers Treating Pre-Existing Condition Patients Must Do Now · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail Governor Newsom's veto of AB 1329 last October didn't kill SIBTF reform, it redirected it. Instead of a narrower legislative fix, the Governor ordered the…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 507: Virtual Courtrooms 2.0: What Every California Provider Must Know About WCAB Hearings on CourtCall · 19 min · Season 5 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Since March 3, 2025, every status conference, mandatory settlement conference, priority conference, and lien conference at the WCAB has been conducted on the…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 508: Summer Surge: Billing for Heat Injuries and Outdoor Worker Claims Under California WC in 2026 · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Every California summer brings the same seasonal spike — outdoor workers going down with heat exhaustion or heatstroke, and the claims that follow arriving on…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 506: The 10.4% Premium Push: How the WCIRB's Proposed Rate Hike Is Already Reshaping Payer Behavior · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail The WCIRB asked the California Department of Insurance for a 10.4% increase in advisory pure premium rates for September 1, 2026. The Commissioner didn't give…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 505: Cumulative Trauma in California: What's Driving the Volume Surge and How to Build Airtight Billing · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail CT claims now account for more than one in four indemnity claims in California — and in 2025, they crossed into 31.6%, more than double their share fifteen years…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 504: Getting Paid for DME in 2026, What the New Medicare Q2 Fee Alignment Means for Your WC Billing · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail The DWC's April 1, 2026 DMEPOS update didn't grab headlines the way the UR overhaul did — but for any provider billing durable medical equipment, prosthetics…
- Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 503: MTUS Drug List v.14 Is Live: What Changed, What's Out, and How to Bill It Correctly in WC · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Two episodes ago it was the UR and IMR overhaul. Last episode it was the 10-day IMR clock for formulary drug disputes. In this episode, Aneeq and Angela turn to…
