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Iowa court gives commissioners green light to override doctors on workers’ comp ratings

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The decision in Klein v. Whirlpool Corporation, handed down January 7 by the state’s Court of Appeals, settles a question that’s been vexing the industry: Can commissioners independently apply medical guideline modifiers when a doctor gets it wrong, or are they stuck choosing between competing expert opinions?

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