Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Posts Adjustments to Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule | 10/02/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order incorporating changes made by Medicare into the physician and nonphysician practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Presentation Shows Majority of Enforcement Efforts Target Insurers | 09/29/2023 | |
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| By: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An official with the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation recently provided an update on the agency’s compliance efforts that showed most enforcement operations target insurance carriers. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments | 09/28/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced that it posted an order adopting the latest Medicare quarterly file for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The order adopts Medicare’s updated DMEPOS file and rural ZIP code fi...Read More | |||
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DWS Proposes 6.5% Base Rate Decrease | 09/27/2023 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services on Tuesday proposed a 6.5% average base rate decrease for 2024. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Publishes Latest Edition of Safety Newsletter | 09/26/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation published the latest edition of its newsletter aimed at promoting workplace safety. The new&nb...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Stakeholder Input on Quarterly Meetings | 09/26/2023 | |
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| Source: Steve Nichols, News Contributor | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input on ways to improve stakeholder meetings it holds with insurance carriers and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Drywall Contractor Sentenced to Jail for Premium Fraud | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A drywall contractor in New York was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Sets Events on Black Lung Benefits for Coal Miners | 09/20/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation will host two outreach events in Alabama Wednesday and Thursday for current and former coal miners and their survivors to file or refile benefit claims for those disabled by black lung disease. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Death Benefits Rule Amendments to Implement HB 2314 | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed amendments to Rule 122.100 and suggested a new Rule 124.8 concerning death benefits to implement HB 2314. ...Read More | |||
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DaisyBill: Folsom Address on IBR Request Forms Doesn't Accept Mail | 09/15/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Providers need to send requests for independent bill review to an address on the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website and not the address on the IBR request form, according to a ...Read More | |||
