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Workers' Compensation News
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Focus on Co-Morbidities in Claims Sharpens as Workforce Ages
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09/07/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 242 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read
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The U.S. workforce is growing both older and heavier, driving an intensifying interest in the workers’ comp industry on employee wellness programs, some say.
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Fee Schedule Glitch Continues to Haunt Providers
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08/31/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 823 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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Despite two statements from the Division of Workers’ Compensation that acupuncture is compensable, some claims administrators continue to deny payment for the service, according to a medical billing software provider in Southern California.
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Former Executive Can't Proceed With Suit for Refund of Self-Insurance Deposit
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08/31/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the former president of a defunct corporation could not maintain a lawsuit against the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims or the Kentucky Individual Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund for failing to refund the company’s leftover security...Read More
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Fraud Reporting Bill Clears Legislature
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08/30/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 462 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read
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California lawmakers voted to send to Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would clarify how state agencies share data about workers’ compensation fraud, and will allow more money to flow to district attorneys prosecuting fraud cases.
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FDA Seeks Opioid Guidelines Tailored to Specific Conditions
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08/24/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 348 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 211 min read
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Current federal guidelines discourage the use of opioids for treating acute pain beyond three to seven days. But what if the guidelines were more specific, with prescribing recommendations for pain resulting from a bone fracture, a knee surgery or a spinal fusion — all based on medical...Read More
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First-of-its-Kind Legal Action Taken Against Opioid Prescribers
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08/24/2018
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State: OH | Segment: Top | 277 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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In what’s being described as a first-of-its-kind move against doctors suspected of illegally prescribing opioids, temporary restraining orders were issued that forbid two Ohio doctors from writing prescriptions.
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Fraud, Out-of-State Coverage and Drayage Bills Amended
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08/22/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 378 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read
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The chairman of the California Assembly Insurance Committee eliminated contentious language relating to privacy laws from a fraud-fighting bill and attempted to further clarify conditions in which police officers can be covered for injuries occurring outside of the state.
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