Industry Insights
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Mejia: Implications of SB 562 on the State Workers' Compensation System | 10/24/2018 | |
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| By: Karen P. Mejia | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The availability of 24-hour medical care regardless of pre-existing conditions, illness and cause of injury could soon be available in California. ...Read More | |||
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Mahjoubi: Legislation Combats Fraud and Abuse in Lien Practices | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: David F. Mahjoubi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Legislature has taken additional steps to combat fraud and abuses in lien practices not resolved by SB 863. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: What Is a Guaranteed Cost Program in Workers' Compensation? | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What is a guaranteed cost program? Is that the type of policy I have in place now? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Personal Sensitivity Claims: Frustrating for Employees and Adjusters | 09/26/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A large number of personal sensitivity claims have created a large chasm between workers' compensation adjusters and employees who report this type of claim. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: How Every Jurisdiction Can Benefit From an Outcomes-Based Approach | 09/14/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In recent columns, I have stressed the importance of connecting workers&rsqu...Read More | |||
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Moore: Can You Have the Best of Both Worlds With Workers' Comp? | 09/07/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In my first article, I laid out my argument for why physician quality is the single most important aspect of a claim: Efficient and effective care is far more impactful than discounted care. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: In Workers' Comp, It's Quality, Not Quantity, That Matters | 08/31/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Is this claimant supposed to be off work? Did I get enough discount on the services? Were those services even necessary? ...Read More | |||
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McFaul: End of Final Claim Denials in Workers' Compensation? | 08/24/2018 | |
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| Source: AnnaMcFaul | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In what is clearly an unfortunate circumstance regarding a worker’s later diagnosis of brain cancer, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the common-law application of res judicata and collateral estoppel do not bar a worker from filing a new claim despite prior denial of th...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Comp Paper Files in the Age of the Small Screen | 08/17/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Most discussions on workers' comp paper files have an element of, "Ewww — those are disgusting,” somewhere in the conversation. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Large-Deductible Policies: Are They a Bargain? | 08/03/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Are workers' compensation large-deductible policies worth a look for cutting costs? One great way to start is by going over the definition of these hybrid-types of policies. ...Read More | |||
