Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 522: The MPN Trap: When Network Restrictions Block Patient Care — and the Legal Tools to Fight Back

Workers’ Comp Unwrapped · Nov 2, 2026 · 24m

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Last episode we followed a brain injury case from the emergency room to rehab, and the first thirty days of that pathway depended on a rule that quietly changed on April 1, 2026. The new exemption from prospective utilization review for the first thirty days after injury is tied to physicians in the applicable Medical Provider Network. That creates a two-tier system: network physicians who can treat without waiting for a utilization review decision on exempt care, and everyone else, who still need an authorization for every service. Ajay and Angel dig into how MPN access…