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CA -- Study Says RBRVS Would Decrease Surgeon Fees 12%: Top
05/13 |
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SC -- S.C. Settles Loss-Cost Fight with a 9.8% Increase: Top
05/13 |
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OH -- Bill Would Permit Bureau to Issue All-States Endorsement: Top
05/13 |
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MO -- Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Schoemehl Decision, Second Injury Fund: Top
05/13 |
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FL -- Exclusive Remedy Bars Suit Against Employer For Sexual Assault: Top
05/13 |
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KY -- Employer's Wife Not Liable for Husband's Debt to Uninsured Fund: Courts
05/13 |
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NY -- N.Y. Landlord Not Liable Because of 'Storm-in-Progress' Rule: Courts
05/13 |
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OH -- Court: Attorney Fees Request 14 Months After Adjudication Timely: Courts
05/13 |
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AL -- Appeals Court Vacates Ruling for Violating 60-Day Notice Rule: Courts
05/13 |
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RI -- Rhode Island High Court Formally Recognizes 'Non Conveniens': Courts
05/13 |
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N/A -- CRM Net Income Jumps 71.7% Despite New York Troubles: Business
05/13 |
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MO -- Arthur J. Gallagher Buying Commercial Brokerage in Mo.: Business
05/13 |
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NY -- New IIABNY Chairman Warns Insurers Favor Cost over Coverage: Business
05/13 |
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UT -- A.M. Best Upgrade's Rating For Utah Fund: Business
05/13 |
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N/A -- Mitchell International Completes Purchase of Fair Isaac's Comp Unit: Business
05/13 |
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TX -- Austin Office Sets May 30 Session on Medical Fee Guidelines: Regulatory
05/13 |
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OH -- Governor Names Members to Health Care Regulatory Posts: Regulatory
05/13 |
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NE -- Workers' Compensation Court Adds Coverage Verification Link: Regulatory
05/13 |
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NE -- Court Sets Cases for Hearing in Lincoln on Aug. 26: Regulatory
05/13 |
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DC -- D.C. Launches Case Search Engine: Regulatory
05/13 |
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FL -- Miami Pharmacist Charged With Medicaid Fraud: Fraud
05/13 |
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TX -- Hospital Association Begins Move to New Quarters Thursday: Politics
05/13 |
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N/A -- ASSE Annual Confererence in Las Vegas June 9-12: Events
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| Study Says RBRVS Would Decrease Surgeon Fees 12% 13-May-08 |
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The DWC released a Lewin Group study yesterday that says surgeon fees would decline 12% with an RBRVS. |
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| S.C. Settles Loss-Cost Fight with a 9.8% Increase 13-May-08 |
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NCCI, state regulators, and consumer and business advocates agreed to a 9.8% increase in loss costs, settling a year-long dispute. |
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| Bill Would Permit Bureau to Issue All-States Endorsement 13-May-08 |
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Proposed legislation would allow the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to issue an all-states endorsement and ban multiple state recoveries. |
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| Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Schoemehl Decision, Second Injury Fund 13-May-08 |
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Lawmakers will continue trying to pass legislation to overturn the 'Schoemehl decision' and to stabilize the Second Injury Fund. |
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| Exclusive Remedy Bars Suit Against Employer For Sexual Assault 13-May-08 |
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Exclusive remedy bars a negligence suit against an employer which alleges that a store manager assaulted an underage employee, an appeals court ruled. |
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| Employer's Wife Not Liable for Husband's Debt to Uninsured Fund 13-May-08 |
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The Court of Appeals ruled that a wife is not liable for her husband's debt to the Uninsured Employers' Fund. |
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| N.Y. Landlord Not Liable Because of 'Storm-in-Progress' Rule 13-May-08 |
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A landlord is not liable for a workers' injuries because of the 'storm-in-progress rule,' an appellate court concluded. |
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| Court: Attorney Fees Request 14 Months After Adjudication Timely 13-May-08 |
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The Montgomery County Court of Appeals ruled that a request for attorney fees 14 months after the adjudication of case was timely. |
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| Appeals Court Vacates Ruling for Violating 60-Day Notice Rule 13-May-08 |
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The Court of Civil Appeals vacated a circuit court ruling because the trial court violated a rule requiring 60-days notice prior to a trial. |
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| Rhode Island High Court Formally Recognizes 'Non Conveniens' 13-May-08 |
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The state Supreme Court formally recognized the doctrine of 'non conveniens', and ordered the dismissal of a suit by Canadian plaintiffs. |
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| CRM Net Income Jumps 71.7% Despite New York Troubles 13-May-08 |
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CRM Holdings saw a major surge in net income despite a drop of nearly $6 million in revenue from its management of failed self-insured trusts. |
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| Arthur J. Gallagher Buying Commercial Brokerage in Mo. 13-May-08 |
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Arthur J. Gallagher announced it is acquiring Specialty Risk, a specialty brokerage that focuses on occupational accident and workers' comp coverage. |
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| New IIABNY Chairman Warns Insurers Favor Cost over Coverage 13-May-08 |
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IIABNY elected a chairman who warned the insurance industry is getting a 'terrible' perception for focusing more on cost than service. |
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| A.M. Best Upgrade's Rating For Utah Fund 13-May-08 |
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A.M. Best upgraded its credit and financial strength ratings for the Workers' Compensation Fund to 'A.' |
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| Mitchell International Completes Purchase of Fair Isaac's Comp Unit 13-May-08 |
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Mitchell International completed the acquisition of Fair Isaac's workers' comp and auto casualty cost-containment unit. |
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| Austin Office Sets May 30 Session on Medical Fee Guidelines 13-May-08 |
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The Division of Workers' Compensation's Austin field office will hold a session on the medical fee guidelines on May 30. |
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| Governor Names Members to Health Care Regulatory Posts 13-May-08 |
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Gov. Ted Strickland announced appointments to several health care-related boards and commissions. |
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| Workers' Compensation Court Adds Coverage Verification Link 13-May-08 |
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The Workers' Compensation Court added an online system to allow the public to verify workers' compensation coverage for employers. |
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| Court Sets Cases for Hearing in Lincoln on Aug. 26 13-May-08 |
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The Workers' Compensation Court has set nine cases to be called for the Aug. 26 docket in Lincoln. |
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| D.C. Launches Case Search Engine 13-May-08 |
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The D.C. Department of Employee Services has added a feature to its website allowing claimants and attorneys to search for decisions. |
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| Miami Pharmacist Charged With Medicaid Fraud 13-May-08 |
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The owner of a Miami pharmacy was indicted on charges she fraudulently billed the state Medicaid program for more than $400,000. |
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| Hospital Association Begins Move to New Quarters Thursday 13-May-08 |
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The Texas Hospital Association will start moving to new quarters near the State Capitol on Thursday. |
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| ASSE Annual Confererence in Las Vegas June 9-12 13-May-08 |
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ASSE's annual conference, to be held in Las Vegas in June, will feature presentations by OSHA Secretary Foulke and NIOSH Director Howard. |
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