Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Suspends Interpreter Over 2018 Conviction | 09/25/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended an interpreter who was convicted on one count of preparing a false and fraudulent statement for the purpose of obtaining insurance benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Rules to Clarify Use of IME Reports to Deny Authorization, Payment | 09/25/2019 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation will hold a public hearing in November to discuss proposed changes to rules that it says will clarify when an independent medical examiner's report can be used to deny prior authorization or refuse payment for billed services. ...Read More | |||
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Don Nguyen Joins Intercare Holdings as CFO | 09/24/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Intercare Holdings Inc., a third-party claims administrator, has appointed Don Nguyen as chief financial officer. Nguyen will be based ...Read More | |||
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Department Posts Updated Fee Schedules | 09/24/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry posted updated medical fee schedules for dates of service between Oct. 1 and Sept. 30, 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Dollar Tree Stores Fined Nearly $900K for Storage Violations | 09/20/2019 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Dollar Tree Stores faces $898,682 in penalties for exposing workers at four locations in Idaho to unsafe storage of merchandise as well as blocked walkways and exit routes, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Revises Interest and Discount Rate to 5.36% | 09/20/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The interest rate on some workers' compensation benefits will drop to 5.36%, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Updated Online Education Module for Physicians | 09/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation launched an updated online education course for physicians treating patients in California. Th...Read More | |||
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Driver Ordered to Pay $7,200 in Restitution for Fraudulent Claim | 09/18/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that a Travis County district court ordered Ramon S. Flores to pay $7,200 in restitution after he was convicted of double dipping. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Issues Correction; TD Rate to Increase 3.8% | 09/17/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced that the temporary total disability rate will increase 3.8% next year, not more than 6% as the agency announced last week. ...Read More | |||
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Department Pitches Rules for When Insurers Deny Medical Bills | 09/17/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Almost a year after the Illinois General Assembly overrode the Republican governor's veto on Senate Bill 904, regulators proposed rules required by the law allowing physicians to sue insurers that don't pay their bills. ...Read More | |||
