Workers' Compensation News
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Preauthorization Credited for Reducing Compound Costs
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09/04/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read
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Regulatory changes, improved claims management and increased awareness of potential problems have all contributed to dramatic decreases in prescribing of compounded medications to injured workers, according to one pharmacy benefit manager.
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Public Actuary Martin Simons Dead at 76
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08/30/2018
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 60 min read
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Martin Simons, a public consulting actuary who frequently testified as a consumer advocate during workers’ compensation rate hearings, died on Aug. 23 in Columbia, South Carolina. He was 76.
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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty in Compounded Capsule Conspiracy
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08/24/2018
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 155 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read
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A pharmacy owner in Ashland, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to misbrand oxycodone and hydrocodone, which were compounded into capsules for purposes that were not medically legitimate.
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Physicians: Spine Surgery Doesn't Work; Workers Need Mindfulness
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08/21/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1270 | 3 | Popular with Legal | 41 min read
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ORLANDO, Florida — Instead of a paying for a $100,000 spinal fusion operation that has little chance of succeeding, insurers should instead send an injured worker to a course in mindfulness or offer cognitive behavior therapy, two panels of nationally and regionally known doctors ...Read More
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Pew, IAIABC Release Opioid Inventory of Efforts in 33 States
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08/21/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 234 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 92 min read
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States that limit initial opioid prescriptions to three days, and those that offer opioid-weaning programs, are more likely to see success in battling the addiction crisis, according to an Opioid Policy Inventory that aims to track initiatives across the country.
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Proposed Rules Address Opioid Prescribing, Wage Calculation
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08/14/2018
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State: VT | Segment: EAST | 188 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 114 min read
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The Vermont Department of Labor is proposing several rule amendments, including a requirement that medical providers who prescribe opioids to injured workers to comply with state protocols.
The proposed change to 11.1400 and 12.1730 rule would require medical providers who ...Read More
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Premium Level to Rise 1.2%
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08/13/2018
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 138 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 152 min read
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce has approved a 1.2% increase in the overall average pure premium level, effective Jan. 1, the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Insurers Association reporte...Read More
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