Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB: Proportion of Payments to Indicted Providers Falls Almost 75%
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10/22/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 534 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 min read
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The share of California workers’ compensation payments going to providers accused or convicted of fraud has fallen nearly 75% since 2012, according to a new report by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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WCIRB Updates X-Mod Calculator
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10/22/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 177 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau updated its online experience modification calculator using values approved by the California insurance commissioner approved earlier in October.
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WCIRB: IMR, Fraud Enforcement Effect on Med Costs Likely Significant
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10/19/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 487 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read
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Independent medical review and new rules for lien filers in Senate Bill 863 helped drive down medical costs and contributed to a series of pure premium rate decreases totaling 40%, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
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WCRI: Medical Costs Per Claim Rise in Most, but Not All, States
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10/19/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 251 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 86 min read
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Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin had the fastest rates of growth in medical costs per workers’ comp claim among 18 states examined in a series of reports released Thursday.
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Worker's Privacy Concerns Don't Allow Sealing of Comp Claim Case File
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10/18/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 149 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that an injured worker’s interest in maintaining the privacy of his medical conditions and employment history does not allow him to obtain a judicial order sealing his workers’ compensation case file.
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WC Alliance Gets New Leadership
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10/18/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 118 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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After eight years as chairman of the New York Workers' Compensation Alliance, well-known and outspoken claimants' attorney Robert Grey is stepping down.
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WCA Releases Draft of 2019 Fee Schedule
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10/17/2018
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 91 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration has released a draft of its 2019 medical fee schedule and billing rules, and is accepting comments on proposed changes until Nov. 16.
While the WCA posted a copy of the proposed fee schedule revisions to its website, the document i...Read More
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WCS Updates Claim Forms
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10/17/2018
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 78 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 4 min read
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The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section promulgated revised claim notification forms for use on or after Oct. 16.
The WCS distributed an updated D-12(a) form for injured workers or employers to request a hearing on a contested claim. The DWC also released an amended form D-30&...Read More
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