Workers' Compensation News
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Split Court Takes Blame for Complicating Payment Dispute, Dismisses Appeal | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a long-running and procedurally convoluted case involving a dispute over who should bear the cost for the preliminary medical benefits paid to a worker, the Kansas Court of Appeals issued a mea culpa for complicating matters by issuing an improper remand order and dismissed the matter. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes 8.3% Reduction in Loss Costs | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance proposed an 8.3% reduction in loss costs for Colorado’s voluntary market, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Not Entitled to PTD Benefits From 2nd Injury Fund | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to a truck driver. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Average Hospital Charge Ratio Increasing Slightly | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan’s average hospital cost-to-charge ratio will increase slightly Wednesday, according to an updated spreadsheet that the Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency posted to its website. ...Read More | |||
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Biden Administration Announces Measures to Protect Workers From Heat | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The administration of President Joe Biden on Monday announced enhanced and expanded measures by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to combat hazards associated with extreme heat exposure faced by workers indoors and outdoors. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Acquires Comp Provider Managed Care Advisors | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Managed Care Advisors Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland-based government contracting firm and leading provider of workers' compensation and specialty health plan products, as well as services to the federa...Read More | |||
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Paradigm Partners With Medway Air Ambulance as In-Network Provider | 09/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Specialty care management firm Paradigm announced that it renewed its contract with Medway Air Ambulance to serve as an in-network air medical transport provider. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Order Adjusting OMFS to Medicare Changes | 09/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule to align with changes in the Medicare payment system as required by state labor laws, the DWC said in a news r...Read More | |||
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CHSWC to Discuss Report on Mental Health for First Responders | 09/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation are expected to discuss a report on mental health for first responders during a virtual meeting next week. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker Had 'Aggravation' of Prior Injury, Not 'Recurrence' | 09/22/2021 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld a determination that a delivery truck driver suffered an aggravation, not a recurrence, of a prior back injury. ...Read More | |||
