From our friends at ClarityMBR and Daisy Bill: Spoiler alert: As the title suggests, IBR is not working. When the IBR regulations were announced, we were excited. “Finally,” we thought, “providers will have recourse for improperly paid bills!” For years we’ve maintained that the WCAB is not the right venue to request additional reimbursement for…

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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced that it would delay by three months implementation of the state’s “pilot project” to redesign care for Medicare/Medi-Cal dual eligibles. The program, called CalMediConnect, is now expected to begin no earlier than April 2014. Authorized by the Assembly in July 2012, the project is an…

3D foot scanner reveals health risks for high-heel fashion slaves (2:31) It’s long been known that women who wear high-heels on a daily basis risk ankle and foot damage but now medical specialists can show high-heel wearers exactly how the shoes are impacting their health. A new 3D scanner at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in…