Workers' Compensation News
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Self-Insurers Holding 41st Annual Conference on Range of Comp Topics | 09/18/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Self-Insurers' Association will host its annual education seminar and conference next week in Chicago, with sessions on workers' compensation court rulings, minimally invasive surgery, medical marijuana and the use of technology. ...Read More | |||
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Shawn Deane Joins Ametros as General Counsel | 09/18/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Shawn Deane, an attorney specializing in Medicare secondary payer compliance, has joined Ametros as general counsel, where he will lead the regulatory and compliance team. ...Read More | |||
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State Approves 9% Loss Cost Decrease; Coal Still Sees an Increase | 09/17/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Nancy Atkins has approved a 9% overall decrease in loss costs for the state, marking the 14th straight year of average rate reductions, the Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Amendments to MPN Bill | 09/16/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require networks to publish a list of participating physicians, and the Division of Workers’ Compensation to publish utilization review data, is heading to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Bad Faith Claim Against Carrier | 09/16/2019 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of South Dakota unanimously upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s bad faith claim against a workers’ compensation insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Concurs in Amendments to PTSD Presumption | 09/13/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate agreed with amendments to a bill that would require police and firefighters to have at least six months of service before post-traumatic stress disorder would be presumed compensable for claims not arising from sudden or extraordinary work conditions. ...Read More | |||
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State's PDMP Looks Much Different Than in Early Days | 09/13/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In the early days of Michigan’s prescription drug-monitoring program in the early 2000s, medical providers seeking a patient’s prescription history would fax a request to a state office, and then wait for a staff member to run the query and return the results. ...Read More | |||
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Showing of Fraud Isn't Required for Reimbursement | 09/13/2019 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can obtain reimbursement for benefits without showing the payments were caused by fraudulent conduct on the part of the employee. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Method of Calculating Deadline for PPD Applications | 09/11/2019 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court clarified the proper method for determining the deadline for a worker to file a claim for permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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State's New Fee Schedule Introduces 'Floating' Conversion Factor | 09/10/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A new workers’ comp medical fee schedule takes effect in Tennessee today, giving providers their first raise since 2012. Not only a...Read More | |||
