AdvertisementEmployers And Insurers Gain Control In Workers' Compensation DisputesMarch 30, 2015Howard BerkesfacebookEmailFrances Stevens uses a custom ramp leading to her van. An accident at work in 1997 left her unable to walk. She received full workers' compensation benefits until two years ago, when the insurer withdrew her medications and home health aide. Her lawsuit is a test of California's use of anonymous, independent medical reviewers. (Glenna Gordon for ProPublica)