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      • 2 THINGS NOT HAPPENING
        12/29/09
        At the end of the year its becoming clearer that 2 things are NOT happening:

        The sale of SCIF (or a part of SCIF) is not happening. It's no big surprise that this has become tied up in court. I suspect that many legislators who voted for this sale knew that the proposed sale was a bi

      • THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
        12/26/09
        (Workerscompzone awoke from a dream after seeing "Nine", the Rob Marshall homage to the Italian cinema era of Fellini and Antonioni, featuring Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren etc etc; but workerscompzone's dream was more pedestrian.....a choir was singing "The Twelve D

      • DOCTORS NO ONE NEEDS
        12/24/09
        Some teaching hospitals have been pushing for the U.S. healthcare reform bills to include an expansion of monies to fund as many as 15% more doctor residency programs.

        Is America underserved with medical doctors? What kinds of doctors do we need? Will more doctors fuel more demand for pro

      • LABOR'S QUANDRY
        12/23/09
        You, dear reader, may have visions of sugar plums in your head as you wait for Dancer, Prancer, Comet and Cupid to alight on your roof on Christmas eve.

        But meanwhile, some folks are stewing, some are hi-fiving, and some are agonizing over the healthcare reform bill that's to be cons

      • FLASH: CAPLANE REAPPOINTED
        12/23/09
        Ending months of speculation about a coming vacancy on California's Workers Compensation Appeals Board, Governor Schwarzenegger has elected to reappoint Commissioner Ronnie Caplane.

        Many folks in the comp community had assumed that Caplane would not be reappointed. A Democrat, Caplan

      • MORE ON THE REFORM
        12/21/09
        There will be no filibuster on healthcare reform now.

        In putting together a "manager's amendment" that distributes goodies to Nebraska and a number of other rural states, Harry Reid has shown his tactical brilliance. I've noted before that I see Reid as a historic figu

      • REACHING 60
        12/19/09
        Harry Reid appears to have put it together.

        There's word this morning than Nebraska's Ben Nelson appears ready to vote for Reid's healthcare reform bill. So before Christmas we may see a vote sending it to House-Senate conference.

        Here is the "manager's

      • A LOT OF WHITE NOISE
        12/17/09
        The coming weeks will be interesting in California workers' comp.....

        We'll see what the Schwarzenegger administration does to fill the seat on the WCAB that is soon to be vacated by Commissioner Ronnie Caplane. Caplane is termed out unless reappointed.

        We'll see

      • KILL BILL
        12/15/09
        If you've been reading the blog for a while, you know I've been watching the national healthcare reform debate closely.

        The debate may be entering its final phase.

        I know that many readers think reform....any reform...is a terrible thing. I get e-mail from readers who

      • A SILVER LINING FOR THE LEFT?
        12/15/09
        More on the national healthcare debate, which ultimately will have important consequences for California's workers and even its comp system........

        POTUS is speaking to Democratic senators today. The message will be that it's the 11th hour for healthcare reform. If it doesn'

      • THE END OR THE BEGINNING?
        12/14/09
        Early last week it looked as though a deal might have been struck to get 60 votes for a healthcare reform bill in the Senate.

        Sure, it appears that most senators still don't have the details on a plan that emerged from talks among 10 key senators. And it's being kept under wraps

      • THE REPORT ON SELF-INSURANCE GROUPS
        12/10/09
        Now that you're thoroughly tired of reading about Tiger Woods, Adam Lambert and the debate over Climategate, you may be ready to spend a cold December eve by the fire reading some wonkish studies.

        Settle into your armchair. Put your feet up. We have a study for you, the CHSWC Report

      • A DEAL ON THE PUBLIC OPTION?
        12/08/09
        Tonight's New York Times website has an article by Robert Pear noting that Harry Reid claims a deal has been reached on healthcare reform's "public option" concept. If so, the details are not yet publicly confirmed.

        Reid has been convening a group of 10 Senators, 5 so

      • WHY DO POLLS SHOW LACK OF SUPPORT FOR OBAMACARE?
        12/06/09
        (As the year winds down, Workerscompzone will be giving lots of attention to the national healthcare reform debate; that debate, which could have tangential impact on the workers' comp system, is in its critical phase....)

        Recent polls have shown broad public support for elements of

      • NEVANS RESPONDS ON ASSESSMENTS
        12/04/09
        In a recent post I examined California's workers' comp user funding assessments:
        http://www.workerscompzone.com/index.ph

        Those assessments provide a dedicated revenue stream for operation of the WCAB and its programs. And they also provide a dedicated fund for
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      • THE NFL'S NEW POLICY
        12/03/09
        Yesterday the NFL announced a new policy on player concussion injuries.

        This comes after mounting evidence that there may be links between concussions and dementia in former players. It's an issue I blogged about
        earlier this fall:
        http://www.workerscompzone.com/index.ph

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