Workers' Compensation News
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OIG Auditors Reviewing Claims Process for Hanford Workers | 06/07/2017 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Auditors from the Office of the Inspector General are conducting a review of the workers’ compensation claims process at the Hanford Site in Washington state, according to a ...Read More | |||
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OWCP Starts Reining in Compound-Drug Spending | 06/06/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Spending on compound drugs within the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program has plummeted by 90% — from $20 million a month down to $2 million a month — after a preauthorization requirement was put in place last year. ...Read More | |||
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ODG Formulary Bill Stalls in Senate; Sponsor Vows Return Next Session | 06/06/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would have established an Official Disability Guidelines formulary ran out of time and failed to attract the support of a Louisiana Senate committee, its sponsor said Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Officer Election, Actuary Appointment on SAIF Board Agenda | 06/05/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for SAIF Corp. will elect board officers, appoint an actuary and go over the carrier’s first quarter financial report during a meeting in Portland on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Ohio AG Sues Drugmakers Over Opioid Marketing | 06/02/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has filed a lawsuit against five opioid manufacturers, alleging that the drug companies engaged in fraudulent marketing regarding the risks and benefits of prescription opioids that fueled the state's opioid epidemic. ...Read More | |||
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Optum's Surgical Care Affiliates Expands Connecticut Presence | 06/02/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Surgical Care Affiliates Inc., a unit of Optum, has made an equity investment in Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgery Center, the company announced on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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OWCA Director Decries House Passage of Formulary Bill | 05/30/2017 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The head of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has come out against House Bill 592, which passed the House last week and would establish a drug formulary with the Official ...Read More | |||
| One Call Program Helps Ensure Injured Workers Get to Medical Appointments | 05/26/2017 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| One Call Care Management has launched a service that will allow the company to quickly identify transportation issues that might prevent an injured worker from getting to a medical appointment. Through the program, called Relay Transportation, One Call’s staff can arrange alternativ...Read More | |||
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Opioid Guidelines Added to 2017 Fee Schedule | 05/24/2017 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission has adopted an amendment to its 2017 fee schedule. The 15-page ...Read More | |||
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Overall Compound Drug Spending, Costs Per Prescription Soar | 05/23/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While total pharmacy spending is way down, the cost of compounded drugs nearly doubled in Texas from 2010 to 2016, according to a new report by the Department of Insurance’s Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
