Workers' Compensation News
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Implementation of Drug Formulary Delayed Until Jan. 1 | 09/27/2017 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The implementation of a drug formulary has been extended to Jan. 1 from Sept. 1, pending legislative review, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission said. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Gives Law Students Inside Look at Comp System | 09/26/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission held full hearings last week at the North Carolina Central University School of Law. ...Read More | |||
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Insurers Must Report Hurricane Harvey-Related Data | 09/25/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Department of Insurance has issued a mandatory call for insurers to provide information related to claims resulting from Hurricane Harvey in 62 counties across the state. ...Read More | |||
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IIABNY Names Lisa Lounsbury President and CEO | 09/21/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York has appointed Lisa Lounsbury as the organization’s president and chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
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Injured VA Nurse Accused of Submitting $72K in False Reimbursement Claims | 09/21/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former nurse at the Syracuse Veterans Affairs hospital has been charged with wire fraud and theft for allegedly submitting $72,000 in false reimbursement claims to the U.S. Department of Labor in connection with her workers' compensation claim, ...Read More | |||
| ICA Adopts RBRVS Fee Schedule | 09/19/2017 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona adopted a new fee schedule based on Medicare’s Resource-Based Relative Value Scale that will apply for services rendered on or after Oct. 1. The new fee schedule includes three Arizona-only billing codes that were added in response to comments su...Read More | |||
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IME Fees and Conversion Factors Updated | 09/19/2017 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has adopted exempt permanent rules that update independent medical examination fees and workers’ compensation conversion factors. ...Read More | |||
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Industry Surprised by Sudden Decision to Enforce Lawyer-Only Filing Statute | 09/15/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When an Industrial Commission official began spreading the word that the agency would no longer accept motions filed by insurance adjusters to compel action in workers' compensation claims, the news caught many in the industry by surprise. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Considering Changes to PBM Rules | 09/15/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner is accepting comments on possible rule-making to implement a 2016 bill creating a second appeals process for small pharmacies to challenge drug prices set by pharmacy benefit managers, and requiring PBMs to register with the state. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission to Stop Accepting Motions From Adjusters | 09/14/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting next week, employers and insurers that want to compel action or respond to a worker's attempt to compel are going to have to get a lawyer, as the North Carolina Industrial Commission will no longer accept motions for relief filed by insurance adjusters. ...Read More | |||
