Industry Insights
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Anders: 'Lead, not Follow' Approach Yields Compliant, Cost-Effective MSAs | 05/13/2019 | |
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| Source: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Just like all of us, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes occasional errors. Believe it or not, the government is not infallible. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: The Big Four | 05/10/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let's face it: The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has put a target on injured workers suffering from cumulative trauma. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Hard to Define | 05/09/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most contentious issues in this year’s Sacramento legislative session is the debate over several bills that would define who is designated an employee under California laws. ...Read More | |||
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Slyngstad: Finding the Right Doctors to Improve Claim Outcomes | 05/08/2019 | |
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| By: Colleen Slyngstad | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Today, workers' compensation leaders understand that by using physicians who have a track record of achieving superior outcomes, such as enabling prompt recovery and early return to work, they can facilitate improved results and significant savings on each and every claim — spanning fro...Read More | |||
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Langham: Adjudicate, not Litigate | 05/07/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 5, the Florida First District Court decided Marocco v. Russel Brabec. This is not a workers' compensation case, but bears consideration. This litigation fo...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The CBO's Single-Payer Report and Worker's Comp | 05/06/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Congressional Budget Office's 34-page analysis of single payer is out, and there are no references to workers’ comp or occupational injuries/illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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McFaul: 'Claimbatants' Are Victims of On-the-Job Assault | 05/03/2019 | |
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| Source: Anna McFaul | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When an assault at work (by a customer or even a stranger) results in a compensable workers’ compensation claim, the employer or insurer may wonder: Do I have any workers’ compensation lien recovery options in the event a victim restitution award is granted as a result of the criminal...Read More | |||
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Doornink: Doctors Face Exposure to Malpractice, Battery During IMEs | 05/02/2019 | |
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| Source: Christy Doornink | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Did you know that independent medical examiners face exposure in the state of Washington for medical malpractice and medical battery causes of action when doing an examination? ...Read More | |||
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Young: More Dominoes Fall | 05/01/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| More dominoes have fallen in the matter concerning former Department of Industrial Relations director Christine Baker. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Origins and Effects of My Workers' Compensation 'Viscerality' | 04/30/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I am about to use a largely academic word — viscerality — to explain my atypically (for a law professor) nonacademic relationship to workers’ compensation law. Please be patient with me. ...Read More | |||
