Workers' Compensation News
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MSF Announces 3% Rate Reduction | 04/07/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana State Fund announced that its board of directors recently approved a 3% average rate decrease. ...Read More | |||
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Marketer to Pay $3.3M for Compound Prescription Scheme | 04/04/2022 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors in Indiana announced that a medical marketer from California was ordered to pay $3.3 million in restitution after pleading guilty to paying kickbacks to physicians who prescribed compound drugs to injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
| Mitchell: COVID Claims Costs Jump in Second Half of 2021 | 04/01/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The average cost of COVID-19 claims increased “significantly” in the last six months of 2021, according to a report by San Diego-based Mitchell International Inc. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Opens Registration for Medical Conference | 03/30/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana State Fund opened registration for its annual medical conference being held May 19-20 at the Delta Hotel in Helena. Conference se...Read More | |||
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Medical Fee Review Hearing Officers Can Determine Who Qualifies as 'Provider' | 03/16/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a medical fee review hearing officer has jurisdiction to determine the identity of the providers who treated an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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MSF Sets Safety Training in March | 02/22/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana State Fund is hosting free safety training workshops throughout the state in March and will end the month with a safety webinar. ...Read More | |||
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Majority of Providers Score Average or Better in 2021 Assessments | 02/17/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The majority of providers the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reviewed in its 2021 Performance-Based Oversight assessments scored average or better. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Hires Newton, Cosey to Key Financial, Underwriting Roles | 02/17/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurance specialty carrier with offices from Maine to Florida and licenses across the nation, has hired Bill Newton to serve as director of financial reporting and L.C. Cosey to serve as small business express production underwriter for the Southeas...Read More | |||
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MedRisk's 2022 Trends Report Highlights Value of Early PT | 02/04/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The timing and type of physical therapy can directly impact workers’ compensation claim outcomes, according to MedRisk’s 2022 Outlook Industry Trends report. ...Read More | |||
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MEM Names Jennifer Langan VP, Chief Claims Officer | 02/03/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri Employers Mutual announced the appointment of Jennifer Langan as vice president and chief claims officer. ...Read More | |||
