Workers' Compensation News
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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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American Financial Reports $204M Net Income
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11/01/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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American Financial Corp. on Wednesday reported net income of $204 million for the third quarter, compared to $11 million for the third quarter of 2017.
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Advisory Committee Meeting Thursday
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10/29/2018
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New Mexico Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement will discuss legislative issues during a meeting Thursday in Albuquerque.
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Average Charged Rate Down 7% in 2018
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10/26/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California employers on average paid 7% less for coverage in the first half of 2018 than they did in 2017, according to a new report by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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Attorneys Take TTD Cap Challenge to Supreme Court
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10/25/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Attorneys for an injured oil field worker on Wednesday announced that they will be taking their constitutional challenge to the statutory cap on temporary total disability benefits to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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