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Workers' Compensation News

 

Asking Insurers to Help Workers on COVID Claims Raises Eyebrows 09/28/2020
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
When the New York Workers' Compensation Board chairwoman posted a letter this month urging insurance carriers to bird-dog injured workers' medical documentation in COVID-19 claims, it struck some as odd. ...Read More
 
 
Advisory Council Meets Oct. 27 to Review NCCI Medical Report 09/25/2020
State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The South Dakota Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will meet Oct. 27 at 10 a.m., via the Microsoft Teams conference call platform, the Department of Labor and Regulation said in a bulletin....Read More
 
 
Agency Posts Home Health Reimbursement Rates 09/22/2020
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services has released new reimbursement rates for home health services, including those covered by workers' compensation insurance. The rates appear to show few changes from existing rates. Billing code G0299, for a registered nur...Read More
 
 

As MLAC Meets Again Over COVID, Issues Center on WCD's Authority 09/18/2020
By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee this afternoon will meet for the ninth time since June as they continue their ongoing struggle to issue a consensus recommendation on how the state should handle workers’ compensation claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More
 
 

Attorney Fees Must Be Reviewed by Judge, Department Says 09/16/2020
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Kentucky Workers' Claims commissioner is reminding attorneys that their fees must be approved by an administrative law judge before they are paid. ...Read More
 
 
Actuarial Committee Votes Against Amending Rate Filing Based on 2Q Data 09/09/2020
By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday recommended not amending the bureau’s latest pure premium rate filing to include data from the second quarter. ...Read More
 
 
Advocates Call for More State Action on COVID Comp Claims 09/08/2020
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Advocates in two Southern states are calling for state leaders to make it easier for frontline workers to qualify for workers' compensation benefits if they fall ill from COVID-19. ...Read More
 
 

All UROs Audited in 2020 Receive Passing Scores 09/04/2020
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Five utilization review organizations passed their 2020 audits, including Risico Total Managed Care Inc., which aced the review, according to results posted to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website. ...Read More
 
 
Alabama Worst, Washington State Best for Workers During Pandemic, OxFam Says 09/04/2020
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
If you're working during the pandemic, it's best to be toiling away in Washington state, New Jersey, California or Massachusetts, says a new ranking that examined worker protections and support, including workers' comp COVID-19 presumption measures. ...Read More
 
 
Amynta Group Acquires Work Comp Book from Houston International 09/04/2020
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Amynta Group announced that it acquired a workers’ compensation book of business from Houston International Insurance Group in a move the company said will broaden its work comp practice and presence in the southwest. As part of the transaction, Amynta has partnered with Clear Sprin...Read More
 
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