Workers' Compensation News
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General Counsel to Take Over as Executive Director of Rating Bureau | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation and Inspection Bureau has appointed Paul G. Witko as executive director, effective May 1. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of FDA Approval Doesn't Render Rx Unreasonable | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 121 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the workers’ compensation law does not categorically exclude compounded medications that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from being reasonable treatment for an injury. ...Read More | |||
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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 | 96 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 324 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 | 84 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 207 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 | 55 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 176 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 | 441 | 6 | Popular with Legal | 44 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 | 339 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 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 | 653 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 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 | 211 | 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 | 285 | 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 | |||
