Workers' Compensation News
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Hospital Parent Co. Responds to Ebola Lawsuit, Says Comp Should Be Remedy
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04/08/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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After the parent company of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas asked a judge to throw out the lawsuit against it by a nurse who contracted Ebola at the hospital, an attorney for nurse Nina Pham said her client is moving forward with the suit, according to a report on KERA Radio.
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High Court Says Collateral Source Payments Will Reduce Employer's Statutory Offset
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04/06/2015
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the cost of medical bills for a worker's compensable treatments that were covered by his private health insurance carrier will reduce the amount of credit his employer had by virtue of his settlement recovery from the third party responsible for his i...Read More
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High Court Issues 2 Rulings on Scope of Scaffold Law
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04/03/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New York's highest court on Thursday added two decisions to the ever-growing mountain of case law on the type of activities that will bring a worker under the protection of Labor Law Section 240(1) – otherwise known as the "scaffold law."
The Court of Appeals ruled tha...Read More
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House Passes Bill Repealing cost-cutting Formula for Physician Payments
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03/31/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Advocates say a bill headed for passage in the U.S. Senate would likely increase Medicare’s reimbursement rates for physicians, which in turn, could drive up workers’ compensation medical reimbursements in states that tie fee schedules to Medicare pricing.
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Husband and Ex-Wife Arrested for Home Health Care Fraud
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03/30/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Pomona man and his former wife were arrested and charged with making false claims and attempted perjury for submitting bills for home health care services that were allegedly not needed, according to the California Department of Insurance.
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Humana Agrees to Sell Concentra to PE Firm and Specialty Hospital Co. for $1B
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03/30/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Humana, a national integrated care company, has decided to sell off its subsidiary Concentra, citing an incompatibility between its revamped business model and Concentra's focus on workers' compensation.
Select Medical Holdings Corp., which operates specialty hospitals and outpati...Read More
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