Workers' Compensation News
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DIR Schedules Second Hearing on Proposed Changes to Lump-Sum Annuity Table | 11/10/2017 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations scheduled a second hearing on proposed rules to adjust the annuity table used to calculate the present-day value of lump-sum permanent disability payments. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Interpretive Bulletin on Payment for Medical Services | 11/08/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s Division of Workers’ Compensation issued an interpretative bulletin explaining changes to payment rules for medical services that go into effect in 2018. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Suspends 21 Providers Under Anti-Fraud Law | 11/07/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Monday that it has suspended another 21 medical providers, the largest batch of suspensions announced since the division started enforcing a new anti-fraud law early this year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Registration for 2018 Educational Conferences | 11/07/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has opened registration for its annual two-day Educational Conference. The confere...Read More | |||
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DWC to Audit Designated Doctors Who Prescribe Additional Testing | 11/07/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation says it will audit designated doctors who frequently conduct additional testing as part of their examinations, or refer injured workers to other providers for more tests. ...Read More | |||
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Date When Employer Stopped Paying TTD Relevant for Calculating Pension | 11/07/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a disabled firefighter was entitled to line-of-duty disability pension benefits based on a percentage of his salary as of the date his employer stopped paying temporary total disability. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Makes Another Attempt at Fee Schedule Updates | 11/02/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing fee schedule changes for health care providers, ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals that, combined, would add a projected $124 million to sy...Read More | |||
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DeWine Asks Drugmakers to Fund New Opioid Initiatives | 11/02/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking drugmakers and distributors to fund a 12-point plan to combat the state’s opioid epidemic, which includes creating a position with Cabinet-level authority that would be solely devoted to solving the crisis. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Attorneys Question Arbitrator Appointments | 11/02/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Two Chicago defense attorneys say the recent appointment of five arbitrators is surprising given the fact that claim numbers are dropping. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding Webinars on MTUS Changes | 11/01/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation scheduled two educational webinars covering proposed changes that will update the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. ...Read More | |||
