Workers' Compensation News
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Administrative Bulletins Update Procedure Codes
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04/13/2017
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services has issued updates to some of the procedure codes it adopted Jan. 1.
The agency issued two administrative bulletins outlining the changes.
Bulletin 17-07 outlines changes made to codes for prostheses, prosthetic...Read More
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Assessments Lowered to Aid Coal Companies
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04/13/2017
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission has set new assessment rates for calendar year 2017, retroactive to Jan. 1, following the legislature’s last-minute passage of a bill to sharply reduce workers’ compensation assessments on coal companies.
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Attorneys Oppose Directed Care Proposal as Session Winds Down
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04/12/2017
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A handful of bills heading toward the governor’s desk in the closing days of the 2017 legislative session offer something for most of the major players in Arizona’s workers’ compensation system, including travel reimbursement for injured workers and directed care for self-insure...Read More
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AmTrust Responds to WSJ Report, Beefs Up Financial Management
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04/12/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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AmTrust Financial Services on Tuesday responded to an article in the Wall Street Journal, saying it is not aware of an alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation probe in 2014 that looked into the company’s accounting practices in response to complaints made by short sellers.
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Amendment Proposed for Wage Loss Compensation Rule
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04/12/2017
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Ohio Industrial Commission and state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing May 12 on a proposed amendment to Rule 4125-1-01, Wage Loss Compensati...Read More
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Amended Bill Would Create Fraud Unit Within DWC
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04/11/2017
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California lawmakers next week will consider a proposal to create a new unit within the Division of Workers’ Compensation to research fraud and serve as a clearinghouse for data about fraud-fighting activities.
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AAOS Ad Campaign Takes Aim at Opioids
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04/10/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has launched a public-service announcement campaign that urges doctors and patients to exercise caution when prescribing and taking opioids.
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