Anthem asking physicians to affirm participation in workers' comp MPNs by Dec. 31 Anthem Blue Cross recently sent a request to physicians who participate in various workers’ compensation medical provider networks (MPN) through their Prudent Buyer agreements, asking them to affirm their continued participation in each of these networks. This request is required as part of the reforms instituted under SB 863, which mandates that MPNs obtain written acknowledgement from each participating physician that the provider elects to be a member of the network. Under the resulting regulations, physicians who have entered into contracts with workers’ compensation payors prior to August 27, 2014, and ... December 7, 2015 Managed Care Medical Provider Networks, MPN, Workers' Compensation, Anthem Blue Cross 0 0 Comment Read More »