Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Aviation Law Doesn't Bar State Regulation of Air Ambulance Rates | 06/29/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A majority of the Texas Supreme Court ruled that federal aviation law does not bar the state from requiring that private insurance companies reimburse the fair and reasonable medical expenses of injured workers for air ambulance services. ...Read More | |||
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Forms Accepted Only Through Email, DIA Says | 06/23/2020 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting July 1, the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents will no longer accept certain forms through the mail, the department ...Read More | |||
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Federal Lawsuits by AGs, Cigna Charge Widespread Generic Price Fixing | 06/16/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Most states' workers' compensation laws now require that generic versions of medications be used when possible, a way of shaving costs for insurers and employers. ...Read More | |||
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Fiscal Committee Schedules Hearing on Presumption Bill | 06/12/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A couple of days after California lawmakers finalize their plans to address the projected $54 billion deficit and enact a 2020-21 budget, a fiscal committee in the state Senate will take another look at a bill that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is an occupational injury for certain wor...Read More | |||
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Federal Comp Program Adopts COVID-19 Presumption for High-Risk Workers | 06/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal workers' compensation program has adopted a presumption that workers in high-risk jobs should receive benefits if they develop the COVID-19 illness. ...Read More | |||
| Frequency Drops, Cumulative Trauma Claims Rise During Recessions, WCIRB Study Says | 06/05/2020 | ||
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Officials from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday reiterated the U.S. had been thrown into a sudden and “unprecedented” economic downturn thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that took hold in March. ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Investigations Have Slowed; Telemedicine May Be the Next Big Wave | 06/04/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Remember the “Compound King,” the Houston pharmacist charged with billing the federal workers' compensation program more than $21 million for unnecessary creams and gels? ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Expansion of Workplace Safety Regulation | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, ruled that the U.S. Secretary of Labor properly expanded the scope of a workplace safety regulation to apply to the construction industry without following formal rulemaking procedures. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Update Expands Access to Telehealth | 05/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said the latest revision to the Official Medical Fee Schedule includes technical updates and provisions to support expanded access to telehealth services. ...Read More | |||
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Focus on COVID Could Leave Little Room for Comp During Shortened Session | 05/12/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With members of the California Senate returned to Sacramento Monday and joining their counterparts in the Assembly who reconvened last week, observers predict most workers' compensation bills will get passed over as legislators rush to soften the blow of the coronavirus pandemic and appr...Read More | |||
