Workers' Compensation News
Agency Releases New Medicare Rates for Glucose Monitoring Systems | 08/25/2017 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services has issued Administrative Bulletin 17-15 to establish rates for four new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II codes, for services provide...Read More | |||
Another State Aims for More Transparency With PBM Contracts | 08/24/2017 | ||
By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
New Jersey insurance regulators have proposed new rules that would force pharmacy benefit managers to be more transparent in contracting with pharmacies. ...Read More | |||
Alexis Kearns Joins Reed Group as SVP of HR | 08/23/2017 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Reed Group, publisher of the MDGuidelines medical treatment guidelines, has hired Alexis Kearns as senior vice president of human resources. ...Read More | |||
Andrew Kurata Named Acting Captive Administrator | 08/23/2017 | ||
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito announced the appointment of Andrew Kurata as acting captive insurance administrator. Kurata has been with...Read More | |||
Anti-Fraud Coalition Wants Care for Undocumented Workers Hurt on Job | 08/23/2017 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is asking Florida lawmakers to close a loophole that allows insurers to deny benefits to severely injured undocumented workers because of a legal technicality. ...Read More | |||
Attorneys: No Need For Unpublished, Uncitable Opinions in Internet Age | 08/22/2017 | ||
By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
In a recent blog post, Chicago defense attorney Eugene Keefe bemoaned a longtime thorn in his side: the Illinois Supreme Court's Rule 23. ...Read More | |||
Aloha Stadium Cited for Multiple Safety Violations | 08/21/2017 | ||
State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division has issued 12 citations and $47,000 in penalties to Aloha Stadium in Aiea for exposing workers to safety and health hazards. ...Read More | |||
Appeals Court Approves Dismissal of Terminated Arbitrators' Lawsuit | 08/17/2017 | ||
By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A federal appeals court affirmed a lower court's decision to toss a lawsuit that four Illinois workers' compensation arbitrators filed against the state after they lost their jobs in 2011. ...Read More | |||
Another State Sues Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Claims | 08/16/2017 | ||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Purdue Pharma allegedly told doctors that patients who appeared to be addicted to opioids were only “pseudo-addicted” and actually needed more opioids, according to a lawsuit filed against the drugmaker on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
ASIA Annual Conference, Golf Tournament Set for Sept. 21-22 | 08/11/2017 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Arizona Self-Insurers Association will hold its annual conference and golf tournament this September at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler. ...Read More | |||