Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Who Successfully Pursued Claim Couldn't Be Denied Award of Attorney Fees | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 105 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 343 min read | |||
| The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker was entitled to attorney fees for securing an award of benefits for his claim, even though the benefits were based on a lower impairment level than he had initially claimed. ...Read More | |||
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Claims and Premiums Keep Dropping, Annual Report Shows | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 179 min read | |||
| Paid claims and premiums in Minnesota have dropped significantly in the last 20 years while benefits have risen slightly, according to the Minnesota Workers' Compensation System Report for 2016, released this week....Read More | |||
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WC-TV: Division Offers Video Series to Explain Workers' Comp | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 61 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 344 min read | |||
| First, it was telemedicine. Now, it's tele-comp. ...Read More | |||
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Providers Support Geographic Pricing but Share Concern About Access | 04/18/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 470 | 6 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read | |||
| Medical providers warned during a hearing Tuesday that adopting geographic price modifiers in the state's fee schedule may create access problems in rural areas, even though they were generally supportive of setting different prices to account for differences in the cost of running a pra...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Updates to Formulary Drug List | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 377 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the formulary drugs that can be used for treating eye disorders. ...Read More | |||
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CURES Consultation Becomes Mandatory Starting Oct. 2 | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 718 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The California Department of Justice certified that the state’s prescription drug monitoring program is ready for statewide use, meaning doctors will have to start consulting the program before prescribing controlled substances in six months. ...Read More | |||
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Tax Act Producing Mixed Impacts for Insurance Companies | 04/18/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 217 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| Hurricanes and wildfires weren’t the only major events to hit property and casualty insurers’ bottom lines in 2017. As a result of the federa...Read More | |||
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3 Lawmakers Changed Votes on Formulary, but Governor's Signature No Sure Thing | 04/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 300 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 72 min read | |||
| The battle for a drug formulary now shifts to the Pennsylvania governor's office, and perhaps the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, after supporters mustered just enough votes this week to pass the hotly debated measure. ...Read More | |||
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Statue of Repose for Firefighter Cancer Claims Didn't Bar Claim for Medical Benefits | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 117 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 25 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a veteran firefighter’s potential entitlement to medical benefits for cancer was not extinguished by the 300-week statute of repose applicable to occupational disease claims prior to the passage of Act 46. ...Read More | |||
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Court Bypasses Opportunity to Clarify Appropriate Use of Supersedeas Bonds | 04/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A divided Alaska Supreme Court passed up an opportunity to clarify when a supersedeas bond should be required while a workers' compensation appeal is pending, as well the amount that the bond should be. ...Read More | |||
