Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Can Collect Medical Benefits Based on Invoice Amount, Not Sum Paid by Medicaid | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an award of medical benefits based on the full invoice amount of her treatments, even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had covered the cost and paid the providers a lesser amount. ...Read More | |||
| Amended Premium Credit Bill Heading to Governor | 04/05/2024 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously concurred in amendments made to a bill authorizing carriers to offer some policyholders a discount for belonging to a trade association, clearing the way for the bill to be sent to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Suspect's Motion to Suppress Evidence Should Have Been Granted | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a criminal defendant’s motion to suppress evidence should have been granted because officers lacked probable cause to seize a backpack full of cash as evidence of a suspected fraud scheme. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Webinar to Cover Effect of Vertical Integration on Prices, Utilization, Outcomes | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting an hour-long webinar May 2 that will cover the impact of vertical integration on prices, medical utilization and outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Alleged Psych Injury From Altercation With Colleague | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a psychological injury following an altercation with a co-worker. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection, Revives Claim for Mental Injury | 04/05/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a train operator’s claim for her alleged contraction of COVID-19 but overturned the denial of her claim for psychological injury arising from the prevalence of COVID in her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fee Schedules for Outpatient Services, Clinical Labs | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted orders updating two sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule governing rates for clinical labs and outpatient procedures. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Clarifies Comp Offset From Underinsured Motorist Benefits | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an automobile insurance provider was entitled to offset its coverage obligations for an underinsured motorist claim by what the insured received from a third-party settlement and workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Teacher's Claim of Psychiatric Injury From COVID-19 Exposure | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned the denial of a school teacher’s claim for benefits for a psychiatric injury from her exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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DWC to Hold Quarterly Meetings With Carriers, Providers | 04/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its quarterly meetings at the end of April to provide carriers and providers with updates on what’s happening in the system. ...Read More | |||
