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Most Insurers Hesitant to Adopt New Technology, Valen Says 12/08/2017
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
A divide is growing within the insurance industry as companies take different approaches to adopting technology, according to a 2018 Outlook Report from Valen Analytics. ...Read More
 
 

Medical Payments Increased 3.1% Each Year From 2012-15, Study Finds 12/08/2017
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim increased by an average of 3.1% each year between 2012 and 2015 in Illinois, according to the results of a Workers Compensation R...Read More
 
 

MSF Board Votes to Drop Lawsuit Over Management Fee 12/01/2017
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The gubernatorially appointed board of directors for Montana State Fund voted to drop a lawsuit challenging the governor’s proposal to charge the carrier a management fee on its investment portfolio to help bridge a $227 million budget deficit, according to a ...Read More
 
 

Medical Costs Per Claim Decreased 6% Per Year From 2013-2015 12/01/2017
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Workers Compensation Research Institute report on North Carolina's medical costs released Thursday reveals that medical payments per workers' compensation...Read More
 
 

Medical Fee Formulas Released for 2018 11/30/2017
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission has posted materials for its 2018 medical fee schedule. The new materials include sta...Read More
 
 

Medical Fee Schedules Nearing Implementation 11/29/2017
By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission today will formally approve draft regulations that will implement new medical fee schedules for use starting Jan. 1. ...Read More
 
 
Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Set at $917 for 2018 11/29/2017
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Maximum workers’ compensation benefits for Florida claimants will increase 3.5% on Jan. 1, to $917 per week, the Division of Workers’ Compensation said Tuesday. Under Section 440.12(2), the maximum weekly compensation rate is set at 100% of the statewide average weekly wage, a...Read More
 
 

MSF Asks Court to Stop Management Fee Transfer 11/22/2017
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Montana State Fund is asking a court to declare unconstitutional legislation awaiting Gov. Steve Bullock’s signature that would impose a 3% “management fee” on the carrier’s investment portfolio, according to ...Read More
 
 

Marketer Gets 15-Month Sentence in Kickback Scheme 11/20/2017
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Pacific Hospital of Long Beach marketer Paul Randall to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a spinal surgery kickback scheme at another Southern California hospital. ...Read More
 
 
Man Accused of Earning $125K While Out On Work Injury 11/20/2017
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Woodbridge, Connecticut, man allegedly earned $125,500 while out on a work injury that was being paid for by another company.  State fraud investigators say Michael Steinfeld, 46, should have to g...Read More
 
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