Workers' Compensation News
|
DWC Adopts Updated Fee Schedule Documents | 03/26/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a notice of adoption for revised materials related to its Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
|
Defendant in Worker's Tort Case Can Depose Treatment Provider | 03/25/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a defendant in a civil action was entitled to depose the doctor who had provided treatment to the plaintiff in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
|
DWC Offers Webinars on Comp System for Health Care Providers | 03/25/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is offering fee webinars this year for health care providers and staff, to explain the ins and outs of medical care for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
|
DOJ Settlement With Law Firm Sends Strong Signal Regarding Medicare Repayment | 03/22/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Maryland law firm has agreed to pay the federal government $250,000 to settle claims that it failed to reimburse Medicare for treatment provided to a client, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore ...Read More | |||
|
DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS | 03/21/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Sets Discount Rate at 6.02% | 03/21/2019 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is lowering the discount rate used to determine the present-day value of money when settling workers’ compensation claims for the second quarter of 2019. The DWC on Wednesday announced the discount rate for the period from April 1 th...Read More | |||
|
David White Returns to LWCC | 03/21/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| David White is returning to LWCC as vice president, chief internal auditor the Louisiana-based workers’ compensation carrier an...Read More | |||
|
DWC Posts Order Adopting Changes to Guidelines | 03/20/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated four chapters of the state’s medical treatment guidelines, and added a new section covering post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
|
Drew Eckl & Farnham Opens Office in Albany | 03/20/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham has expanded its Georgia presence with the addition of two partners and an office in Albany. ...Read More | |||
|
Dan Cotuno Joins Alliant as VP in Houston Office | 03/19/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Houston-based benefits consultant Dan Cotuno has joined Alliant as vice president within the company’s employee benefits group. Cotuno will p...Read More | |||
