Workers' Compensation News
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Mitchell Launches Provider Data Tool to Combat Fraud, Waste | 10/08/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Mitchell, a provider of technology services for property and casualty insurers, said it launched a new tool tracking data about providers that it says can help identify irregular activities and reduce fraud, waste and abuse. ...Read More | |||
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Medicare Secondary Payer System Has Improved, but More Changes Needed, Panel Says | 10/07/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge once referred to the Medicare Secondary Payer law and accompanying rules as some of “the most impenetrable texts within human experience,” and confusion about set-aside compliance was not uncommon. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Names Danielle Lisenbey President | 10/02/2020 | |
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| Danielle Lisenbey is joining workers’ compensation managed care organization MedRisk as president Nov. 2. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Members Tweak Investigation Rule, Dig Deeper Into Presumption Option | 09/30/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Officials from the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division and Management-Labor Advisory Committee have made last-minute edits to a proposed emergency rule that would allow the auditing of processes behind denied COVID-19 claims filed by workers. ...Read More | |||
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Most Meat Plant Workers' COVID Claims Denied, Report Finds | 09/30/2020 | |
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| Workers at meatpacking plants that have been the sites of outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to have their workers' compensation claims denied, according to a news service. ...Read More | |||
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More Than 10% of 2020 Claims Are for COVID-19 | 09/29/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 10% of claims filed in 2020 were for COVID-19, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. CWCI said the 41,861 claim...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Announces Executive Leadership Moves | 09/21/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| MedRisk on Friday announced that Mike Ryan was named executive chairman, and Ken Martino was promoted to CEO and president of the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based managed care organization. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Advisory Committee Seeks Input on Disk Replacement | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Medical Advisory Committee said it will accept testimony on a draft recommendation that two-level cervical artificial disk replacement should be a compensable service for injured workers, during an Oct. 16 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Murphy Signs Presumption Bill Into Law | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed into law a presumption bill that aims to make it easier for essential workers to receive workers' compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Subcommittee Meeting to Discuss COVID Compensability | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A subgroup from Oregon’s workers’ compensation advisory panel will discuss a potential rule that would require a “reasonable investigation” before carriers or self-insured employers could deny claims for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
