Workers' Compensation News
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Ambulatory Center Surgeries Not Always Cheaper, WCRI Finds
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11/16/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Knee and shoulder surgeries usually cost less at ambulatory surgery centers compared to hospital outpatient departments, but there are exceptions in some states, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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Advisory Committee Meeting Nov. 30
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11/15/2018
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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New Mexico’s workers’ compensation advisory committee is meeting Nov. 30 in Albuquerque.
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Attorney General Claims Drugmaker Increased Comp, Health Care Costs
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11/14/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A lawsuit filed by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal against Janssen Pharmaceuticals claims the drugmaker deceptively marketed its opioid products, driving up the cost of health insurance and workers’ compensation coverage for state employers.
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Advisory Committee Suggests Rules for Document Translation
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11/13/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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An advisory committee to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board is recommending rules that would require all evidence submitted at hearings to be in English, with the party submitting the document bearing the cost of translation if necessary.
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Approval of Powerful New Opioid Raises Questions
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11/12/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has come under fire for its approval this month of Dsuvia, an opioid that is estimated to be 1,000 times more potent than morphine and up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl.
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Acupuncture Pilot Program May End Early Following Promising Results
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11/09/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Preliminary results from a Washington State Department of Labor and Industries pilot program show that acupuncture produced a meaningful reduction in pain for more than half of injured workers with lower-back pain who completed a course of treatment.
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Advisory Committee to Discuss Rule Changes, PTSD Legislation
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11/05/2018
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A subcommittee will report on outworker and independent worker definitions during a meeting of the Idaho Advisory Committee on Workers’ Compensation Nov. 14.
Other items on the agenda:
Proposed housekeeping amendments to electronic data interchange rules.
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