Workers' Compensation News
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State's Share of Covered Wages, Benefit Payments Edges Up Slightly
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03/12/2024
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The share of covered wages and benefits paid to injured workers in the Golden State increased in 2021 from 2020 despite no change in the share of covered jobs, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of a National Academy of Social Insurance report.
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WCD Posts New Hospital Reimbursement Ratios
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03/12/2024
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated the cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers.
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Resolution Seeks Rule Change on APRN Reimbursement
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03/12/2024
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Hawaii lawmakers are debating resolutions that would ask the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to amend the agency’s rules to clarify that reimbursement for advanced practice registered nurses shall be 100% of the fees authorized under the Medicare fee schedu...Read More
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Heirs of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter Not Entitled to Presumption
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03/12/2024
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court overturned an award of benefits to the heirs of a firefighter who died from pancreatic cancer, finding they were not entitled to a statutory presumption that the firefighter’s cancer developed during the course and scope of his employment.
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Court Says WCJ Didn't Arbitrarily Reject Expert Testimony
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03/12/2024
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge’s credibility assessment of an expert’s testimony was not so arbitrary and capricious to require reversal of the finding that a worker had not fully recovered from her injuries.
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Comp Commission Sets Conference for Oct. 8-9
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03/11/2024
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is holding its Educational Conference and Exhibition Oct. 8-9 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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