Workers' Compensation News
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Vericlaim Acquires Mid-Texas Claim Service
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11/07/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 687 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 3 min read
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Vericlaim, a provider of loss adjusting and claims management services, has acquired the assets of Mid-Texas Claim Service Inc.
Terms of the deal, an...Read More
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VICA to Hold Last Educational Luncheon, on Narcotics Abuse, Nov. 8
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10/25/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 691 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 230 min read
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The Valley Industrial Claims Association will hold its last educational luncheon of the year on Nov. 8, on the topic of narcotics abuse.
Marianna Kritsberg of Genex Services, a national managed care provider with locations throughout California, will deliver the presentation. The talk wil...Read More
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Veteran Firefighter's Cancer Claim Was Time-Barred
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10/19/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 468 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 91 min read
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a veteran firefighter was time-barred from filing a workers' compensation claim for his cancer.
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Voluntary Base and Assigned Risk Rates Drop for Second Straight Year
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10/05/2016
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State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 564 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kansas Insurance Department has approved an 8.4% decrease in the voluntary base rate, and a 7.8% decrease for assigned risk rates, effective Jan. 1.
The department attributed the decrease in the voluntary market to fewer claims, and lower medical and indemnity costs.
Over the ...Read More
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Vendor Bids $784,400 to Develop and Implement Medical Fee Schedule
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08/22/2016
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 711 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read
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A Melville, New York-based firm was selected Friday by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission as the vendor to develop and implement a medical fee schedule that officials hope will reduce the 2,000 medical fee disputes that occur on average each year in the commonwealth.
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VICA to Hold Educational Luncheon on Genetics, Prescription Drugs
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08/05/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 640 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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The Valley Industrial Claims Association of Sacramento will host a presentation by Jeff Donofrio of AccuScript Genetics at this month's educational luncheon, to be held Aug. 9.
Donofrio's talk, "The Right Drug and the Right Dose at the Right Time," will begin at 11:30 a....Read More
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Ventura County Worker Sentenced to 109 Days for Fraud
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07/28/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 956 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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A Southern California woman videotaped lugging car wheels around a parking lot after telling doctors a work injury prevented her from lifting anything heavier than a gallon of milk was sentenced to 109 days in jail, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office ...Read More
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