Workers' Compensation News
| Annual Work Comp Conference Scheduled for June 6-7 | 04/27/2016 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Presentations on office ergonomics, hip preservation and replacement, and abdominal wall hernias are on the agenda for the 22nd Annual Missouri Workers' Compensation Conference, scheduled for June 6-7 at the Tan-Tar-A resort in Osage Beach. Speakers include: Paul Krewso...Read More | |||
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Attorney General Asks Supreme Court to Hold Off on Deciding Constitutionality of Opt Out | 04/25/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court has been on a roll this month, putting out a series of three decisions in favor of claimants seeking benefits under the state's administrative workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Additional Medical Fee Schedule Changes Would Increase Costs by $98M | 04/20/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Proposed changes to Florida’s workers’ compensation medical fee schedules could increase costs by close to $100 million a year in 2017, on top of a $64 million a year cost increase from a revised fee schedule taking effect on July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney General Reportedly Investigating Work Comp Scofflaw | 04/20/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Attorney General's Office confirmed that it is investigating bid-rigging allegations against a Miami-area contractor who continued to win contracts under a new business name after state regulators ordered him to pay a $279,538.66 penalty for failing to provide workers' compens...Read More | |||
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Air Ambulance Dispute Reaches Congress, but Still No Relief for Carriers | 04/18/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A North Dakota congressman tried and failed this week to provide relief to insurance carriers coping with skyrocketing fees for air ambulance services, but in the meantime federal courts continue to issue rulings that go against the industry. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes CIGA Surcharge Bill, Senate OKs MPN Changes | 04/13/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly unanimously passed a bill intended to simplify the assessment procedures for the California Insurance Guarantee Association while the Senate gave its unanimous approval to a measure that would delete the authorization to use certain treatment guidelines for medical provider netw...Read More | |||
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Agent Convicted of Stealing $20,000 in Premiums | 04/13/2016 | |
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| A former agent was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution after being convicted of stealing workers’ compensation and general liability premiums, the California Department of Insurance Announced. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Gives Nod to 2.7% Rate Decrease Based on Formulary | 04/13/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation has recommended approval of a 2.7% decrease in loss costs based on the projected impact of a closed drug formulary adopted earlier this year. ...Read More | |||
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Applications for Supplemental Benefit Exceed 1,000 in March | 04/12/2016 | |
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| California’s Department of Industrial Relations in March received 1,044 applications from injured workers requesting payment from the $120 million Return to Work Supplement Program created by Senate Bill 863. ...Read More | |||
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ACIC: Proposed Mid-Year Rate Cut Shows Reforms Easing Costs | 04/08/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Association of California Insurance Companies said the recommended mid-year pure premium rate reduction shows reforms enacted in 2012 are easing workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
