Workers' Compensation News
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Medicare-Based Schedules Lowering Professional Service Costs
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11/15/2017
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State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Medicare-based fee schedules for professional services in Delaware have decreased rates by 40% after legislators enacted a series of three annual reforms beginning in January 2015, a new Workers Compensation Research Institute study shows.
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MSF Board Passes Motion Opposing Fee on Investments
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11/13/2017
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other
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The board of directors for the Montana State Fund, during an emergency meeting Friday, unanimously adopted a motion opposing the governor’s proposal to impose a 3% management fee on the carrier’s investments to help plug a $227 million budget deficit.
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Medical Advisory Board's Next Meeting Set For Nov. 14
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11/06/2017
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The committee of physicians that approves preferred provider networks for Rhode Island's workers' compensation system will hold its next meeting on Nov. 14.
The Medical Advisory Board also approves treatment standards and rules concerning impartial medical examiners and independen...Read More
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Medical and Indemnity Costs, Combined Ratios Continue to Climb
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11/06/2017
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workers’ compensation in Louisiana last year saw declining premium volume and frequency, increasing indemnity and medical costs, and deteriorating combined ratios, the National Council on Compensation Insurance says.
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Maximum and Minimum Income Benefits Raised 1.6%
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11/01/2017
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The maximum weekly indemnity benefits for calendar year 2018 will be $848.41, based on the average weekly wage of the same amount for calendar year 2016, the Department of Workers’ Claims says.
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Most Assembly Democrats Decry Draft Impairment Guidelines
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10/31/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The vast majority of Democratic Assembly members have joined two Democratic leaders in the Senate to oppose the State Workers’ Compensation Board’s draft impairment guidelines, and have asked the agency to scrap them entirely and start over.
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MWCC to Host Q&A on Online Claims Filing System
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10/30/2017
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State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission plans to host a question-and-answer session for attorneys and legal staff who'd like to learn how to use its online claims filing system.
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Medical Costs Per Claim Fell 10% in 2015, WCRI Study Finds
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10/27/2017
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana decreased for the first time in more than a decade in 2015, the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s CompScope Medical Benchmarks for Indiana report shows.
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