Workers' Compensation News
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Despite Glowing Report, Benefits of Hospital Mergers Are Questioned | 09/06/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hospital mergers have helped reduce costs and improve patient care, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association that some in the workers' comp industry are greeting with skepticism. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Holding October Hearing to Discuss Liability Admission Rules | 09/04/2019 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a hearing in October to discuss permanently adopting temporary rules clarifying that an admission of liability is required after an initial award of benefits. The division said it adopted emergency rules to that effect Au...Read More | |||
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DoorDash, Uber, Lyft Threaten Ballot Initiative as AB 5 Gets Closer to Approval | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee voted to send Assembly Bill 5 to the Senate floor on Friday, and gig economy companies are gearing up for a fight. ...Read More | |||
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Department Approves Another Loss Cost Decrease: 9.6% for 2020 | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department has approved a 9.6% decrease in voluntary loss costs, effective Jan. 1, the department announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Comment on New Military Hospital Billing Rules | 09/03/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is seeking public comment and will hold a hearing on proposed rules on how billing disputes with military hospitals are decided. ...Read More | |||
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Degenerative Meniscal Tears Qualify as Occupational Disease | 08/30/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that a veteran paramedic/firefighter was entitled to benefits for degenerative meniscal tears in his knee. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Impairment Award Passes Constitutional Muster | 08/28/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s system of awarding impairment awards to only a subset of workers who have industrial injuries that do not cause wage loss. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offers New Form for Carrier Performance Data Requests | 08/27/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting public comments on a new form to be used to request data on insurance carrier and self-insured organizations' performance, the DWC said in a bullet...Read More | |||
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Despite Plummeting Premiums, State Trapped in 'Judicial Hellhole' | 08/26/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Call it the battle of the national rankings on business friendliness. ...Read More | |||
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Deadlines Approaching for Drug Formulary Compliance, Board Says | 08/20/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board has posted a timeline for implementation of its new drug formulary regulations. The board ...Read More | |||
