Workers' Compensation News
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Bardavon Health Innovations Names Dorothy Riviere Chief Clinical Officer | 12/13/2019 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Data analytics firm Bardavon Health Innovations in Overland Park, Kansas, promoted Dorothy Riviere to the newly created position of chief clinical officer. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Cites Cincinnati for 12 Violations After Worker Electrocuted | 12/13/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The City of Cincinnati violated 12 safety standards in June when an employee was electrocuted while installing a surveillance camera near electrical lines, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said in a preliminary ...Read More | |||
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BWC Posts Guidebook on Lifetime Medical vs. Closed Benefits | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Subrogation? Medicare set-asides? Lifetime medical or closed benefits? ...Read More | |||
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Bickmore Study Finds Self-Insured Employers Save 21% on Average | 12/04/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Self-Insurers' Security Fund released findings of a study conducted by Bickmore Actuarial finding the cost of self-insuring is 14% to 28% lower than purchasing a traditional workers’ compensation policy. ...Read More | |||
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BWC to Hold Hearing on Voc Rehab Rule Changes | 12/04/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will hold a public hearing Jan. 8 on proposed changes to rules governing vocational rehabilitation services. ...Read More | |||
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Board Suspends Doctors for Deposition No-Show, Opioid Charges | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has suspended or removed four doctors in the last three weeks, one for alleged opioid distribution and one for failing to give a deposition. ...Read More | |||
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Board Still Hoping to Set Up Online Authorization Process Just Days Before Formulary Begins | 11/27/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board is reminding stakeholders that the drug formulary takes effect Dec. 5 but a key ingredient is not yet set up. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Disputes Whistleblower Claims on Costs of MCOs | 11/22/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Officials with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation have taken sharp issue with a local TV news report and a whistleblower's claim that the agency is overpaying for managed care services. ...Read More | |||
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Bills in Congress Could Cut Medicare Drug Prices — and Impact MSAs | 11/20/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two measures that appear to be gaining steam in Congress could give Medicare unprecedented control over drug prices, raising new questions about how lower costs would affect the world of Medicare set-aside agreements. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes to Adopt ABC Test of Employment Status | 11/15/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced in New Jersey would adopt a three-part test to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
