New Calif. bill would stop insurers from stripping injured workers of their health care
'Unconscious worker lying on the floor ' [Shutterstock]

A bill that would prevent insurance companies from using routine doctor requests to reopen the cases of injured workers and deny previously approved care passed a key California senate committee Wednesday. The legislation addresses a concern that a workers' compensation law passed in 2012 was being used to cut off expensive but vital medical care—a problem…