Industry Insights
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Montgomery: Providers Routinely Stiffed for IBR Filing Fee | 11/25/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As reported last week, California providers' filing fee to request independent bill review will increase from $180 to $195 in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: DWC Identifies 'Poor' Work Comp Carriers | 10/28/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has released its official 2024 rankings of workers’ compensation insurance carriers, and the results are bad news for a handful of insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: More 2,500 MPNs Vanish — Again | 10/15/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| By now, we’ve grown accustomed to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation utterly failing to manage the state’s medical provider network system. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: AI Worries Actuaries, Underwriters | 10/07/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| How worried are actuaries and underwriters concerning artificial intelligence replacing these two critical insurance personnel? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Headache Avoidance for Adjusters | 09/30/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A five-minute or shorter review at the time of a workers' comp claim closing will avoid a situation that has become more common since the start of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: An Unfortunate Veto | 09/27/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed California Senate Bill 636, which would have required that utilization review for private employers be conducted only by California-licensed physicians. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: No, Doctors Aren't the Culprits | 09/17/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| It’s time to take a sledgehammer to one of the most pernicious myths about workers’ comp in California. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Claim Contact Deadline Still 24 Hours | 09/13/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| After receiving a first report of injury, how quickly the injured worker receives contact from the claims adjuster remains a critical element. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Multistate Claims Adjusting Is a Balancing Act | 08/28/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Becoming a multistate workers' comp claims adjuster ends up as an eye-opening experience. ...Read More | |||
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Moreno and Fortner: Another One Bites the Dust | 08/26/2024 | |
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| By: Patrick R. Moreno and Rachel Fortner | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| In August 2023, our case brief addressed the panel decision of Marva Smith v. Solar Turbines Inc., involving a vexatious applicant. ...Read More | |||
