Workers' Compensation News
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Doctor Removed, Others Suspended by WC Board | 10/25/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has suspended two physicians and removed a third from the list of providers authorized to treat injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Outpatient, ASC Section of Fee Schedule | 10/24/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter's TD Claim Doesn't Preclude PTD Claim | 10/22/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A unanimous Washington Supreme Court ruled that the equitable doctrines of collateral estoppel and res judicata did not preclude a cancer-stricken firefighter from pursuing a permanent disability claim after his temporary disability claim was denied. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding Quarterly Meeting With Insurers Oct. 28 | 10/21/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold its quarterly meeting with insurance carriers Oct. 28, the division said in a bulletin this week. ...Read More | |||
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Department Posts Update to Disability Guidelines | 10/17/2019 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Department of Labor has posted updates to the Official Disability Guidelines, the department said in a bulletin this week. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Convicted in Pacific Hospital Scheme Ordered to Serve Two Years, Forfeit $3M | 10/16/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California doctor who admitted to receiving more than $1.5 million in illegal kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach was ordered to serve two years in federal prison and forfeit $3 million in criminal proceeds. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor Reinstated After Correcting Double Reimbursement | 10/16/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has reinstated a Middletown physician after he reimbursed a group health insurance carrier for payments that had already been covered by workers' compensation insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Drug Convenience Kits Come at a High Cost, PBM Warns | 10/15/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A “convenience pack” of a topical cream plus a silicone patch priced at $5,170 is an example of a product with a potentially high impact on workers’ comp drug spend, a pharmacy benefit manager said. ...Read More | |||
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Department Significantly Increases Attorneys' Fees in Contested Claims | 10/15/2019 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has posted updates to maximum weekly benefits, cost-of-living adjustments and other payments, including a significant increase in attorneys' fees. ...Read More | |||
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Dollar Tree Faces More Fines for Blocked Exit Routes | 10/14/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Dollar Tree Stores Inc. was cited again for obstructed exit routes, this time at a store in Elmira, New York. The Occupational Safety and Health Adminis...Read More | |||
