Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Reps Object to Rules That Limit Second Swipe at Authorized Treatment | 01/14/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 424 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| Florida workers' compensation regulators appear to be crafting a sweeping new rule through the use of instructional notes to limit insurers' ability to conduct medical utilization reviews, insurance representatives said at a workshop Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Liability for Subcontractor's Comp Coverage | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 141 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 43 min read | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the imposition of liability for an uninsured subcontractor’s comp coverage on a general contractor. ...Read More | |||
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WILG Webinar Focuses on Medicare Compliance | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 150 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 16 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group is hosting a webinar Feb. 17 on the latest requirements relating to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. ...Read More | |||
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No Permanent Disability Benefits to Respiratory Therapist for Chair Mishap | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 117 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 56 min read | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of permanent disability benefits to a respiratory therapist for her alleged injuries from a mishap with an office chair. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Clarifies Calculation of Reimbursement for Meds | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 113 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 108 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pharmacy was entitled to payment of its bill for a compound cream it dispensed at 110% of average wholesale drug prices. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Extend COVID Presumption | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 134 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| The Illinois General Assembly passed a measure that would extend until June 30 the presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease for specified workers. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Enacts PTSD Fund Bill | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a measure creating a fund to pay for benefits when public safety officers are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Finalizing New Fee Schedules for Doctors, ASCs, Outpatient Centers | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 132 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 203 min read | |||
| New reimbursement rates for doctors, hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical centers are now in the final stages of review, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Posts Acute Per-Case Inpatient Reimbursement Rates for 2020 | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 123 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 81 min read | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board on Tuesday announced new reimbursement rates for acute-care hospital stays, as determined by the state Department of Health. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Rescinds Order That Delayed Trial for Lack of In-Person Testimony | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board published a significant panel decision Tuesday that rescinded a trial judge’s order indefinitely continuing a case until it is safe for participants to provide in-person testimony. ...Read More | |||
