Workers' Compensation News
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ICT Sets In-Person and Virtual Comp Conference in September | 02/17/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Insurance Council of Texas will return to an in-person gathering for its 2021 workers' compensation conference. The council, a tr...Read More | |||
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IMEs Aren't Really Independent, Commissioner Says | 02/17/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurers should stop using the term “independent medical examinations” when the physician is actually hired by the carrier or employer, the West Virginia insurance commissioner said in a bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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Insurers Feel Stuck When PPOs Won't Share Physician Contracts | 02/10/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida insurance representatives on Tuesday identified medical reimbursement problems that the workers' compensation system does not provide easy answers for, and they said they want regulators to help out. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Releases Schedule for Virtual Forum in April | 02/08/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions released a schedule and opened registration for its 2021 spring conference, which will be held virtually in April. ...Read More | |||
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Insurers Might Seek Refunds on Payments to Chiropractor Banned by DWC | 02/03/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Texas workers' compensation insurers could soon be seeking reimbursement on thousands of dollars paid to a chiropractor who continued practicing after his license expired in October. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Shouldn't Have Been Denied Duty Disability Pension | 02/03/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that a police officer should have been awarded a line-of-duty disability pension for his injuries from an accident in which his patrol car was struck by another vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Intercare Holdings Names Jodi Ellington CFO | 01/26/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Intercare Holdings Inc. on Monday named Jodi Ellington chief financial officer. ...Read More | |||
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IBR Apps Drop in 2018-19; Providers Bemoan Inability to Recover Filing Fee | 01/21/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Applications for independent bill review fell below 2,000 in 2018 and 2019 for the first time since the process started in 2013, according to a new report by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Reps Object to Rules That Limit Second Swipe at Authorized Treatment | 01/14/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida workers' compensation regulators appear to be crafting a sweeping new rule through the use of instructional notes to limit insurers' ability to conduct medical utilization reviews, insurance representatives said at a workshop Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Names Michael Wheaton Director of Customer Experience | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced the addition of Michael Wheaton as director of customer experience. ...Read More | |||
