[NormsRevenge]

Burton Bump

[Iris7]

I am a salaried supervisor working at a large manufacturing plant.

The same physicians' names show up on the questionable workman's comp cases every time. In any given quarter there will be one or two physician's names on over half of workman's comp claims. (There are 4,000 employees in my factory.) I have listened to talk, and "good" workman's comp doctor's names are passed around by word of mouth.

Progress is being made on this front. There are, however, doctors who will workman's comp stuff like a claim of a sore shoulder, carpal tunnel (everybody in the plant knows how to fake carpal tunnel), or a "back injury." Also, the same worker's names show up on workman's comp cases again and again. Out of twelve employees I know well two are doing this stuff at this moment, and have been for several years. Both are reputed to be bucking for work related disability pension and Social Security Supplemental Insurance.

[BurbankKarl]

Like I have said on this board before...until I get a bill from State Fund showing my rates are 50% lower, and they return the illegal surcharged covering employers which didn't provide insurance, this is all a farce.

[Uncle Hal]

I am glad for Arnold that there is a deal. But I am very suspicious of any deal with the democrats. The devil is in the details. Time will tell how it all sorts out. Arnold has proven that a strong and determined chief executive can make a big difference.

[CurlyDave]

Seems like a reasonable compromise.

I was once injured in a car accident and the other insurance company forced me to go to their Dr. Of course, even though there was a real injury, he just couldn't find it.

By allowing a worker to go to his own, pre-selected Dr. you give him choice of going to a workman's comp quack for everything or an honest Dr. for everything.

The detail lacking is how often he can switch Drs. Get injured, pick one of the quacks. Switch back to a real Dr. as soon as he gets disability.