Industry Insights
| Putrescible Waste | 07/06/2009 | ||
| State: Natl. | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanThere are certain aspects of civilized life that few of us want to experience directly. Once our garbage has disappeared from the curbside, we are unlikely to give it any further thought. We have little curiosity about the desolate environments where this garbage is...Read More | |||
| Permanent Anatomical Abnormality - What Is It? | 06/15/2009 | ||
| By: Judge Tom Leonard | |||
| State: OK | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Judge Tom LeonardSince the major reforms of 2005, workers' compensation practitioners have struggled with the meaning of the act's new terms. Failure of the legislature to define "permanent anatomical abnormality" may undo the soft tissue limitations on temporary and permanent...Read More | |||
| Physician Payment Reform - the First (Real) Trial Balloon | 05/06/2009 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaLast week's revelation of a compromise on health reform by two key Senators - a Republican and a Democrat - was the first public statement of the long-simmering plan to significantly change physician reimbursement.It wasn't much to start: A call to ...Read More | |||
| Poizner Did Not Take the Bait | 04/30/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungTuesday was Steve Poizner's day in the limelight.As California's Insurance Commissioner, Poizner presided over the California Department of Insurance's hearing on the recommendation of California's Workers' Compensation Rating Bureau (WCIRB)...Read More | |||
| Pre-Employment Injuries May Haunt Injured Workers | 08/19/2008 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Robin MartinekIn a recent case before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a Judge Jackson and Judge Hunter found that an employee's undisclosed medical condition increased his risk of a back injury combined with other elements, barred the injured employee from workers' compen...Read More | |||
| PMSI Sold, MSC- Express Deal Closes | 07/27/2008 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| PMSI, the workers' comp pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and ancillary services provider, will announce today that it has been sold to investment firm HIG. Sources within PMSI indicate the stock deal is worth $50 million, of which $10 million is contingent on achieving certain performance measures...Read More | |||
| Polar Bears, Thermograms and More | 05/22/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungIf global warming in the Arctic continues apace, it looks like polar bears are headed towards extinction.Scientists estimate that of the estimated 10-30 million plant and animal species on the planet, that as many as 50,000 are becoming extinct each year due to...Read More | |||
| PMSI - what's for sale? and how much will it cost? | 01/30/2008 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaSo you're interested in buying PMSI/Tmesys?Here's what you'll get, and my guess as to what you'll have to pay.AssetsCustomers -- PMSI/Tmesys provides WC PBM services to large and mid-tier carriers, TPAs, and self-insured em...Read More | |||
| Pendergrass and Baglione reversals might prompt petitions to reopen. | 10/28/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| --By Paula MontgomeryLabor Code Section 5803 provides that the Appeals Board has continuing jurisdiction over all of its’ orders, decisions and awards, and that the original order, decision, or award can be rescinded, altered, or amended for “good cause.” ...Read More | |||
| Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow | 08/25/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Robert R. Graves In Gregson v. Zurich American Ins. Co. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit concluded that a claimant could pursue extra contractual claims (bad faith) against a workers' compensation insurance carrier without exhausting his administrative remedies (g...Read More | |||
