Health Administration Responsibility Project
"Categories" of Independent Medical Review in California


Functionally, there are 3 categories of HMO denials of care which are subject to IMR:

Denials which are not based on medical criteria, but on 'lack of coverage', are decided by DMHC staff, without referral to IMR.


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