Workers' Compensation News
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Marijuana Reimbursement Rules Raise Questions About Utilization Review
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11/19/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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As New Mexico moves closer to setting reimbursement rates for marijuana in its medical fee schedule, insurance carriers that are already concerned about the possibility of violating federal law by paying for an illegal drug are also trying to figure out how to use utilization review to ensure mar...Read More
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Morgan & Morgan Opens Melbourne Branch Office
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11/19/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Morgan & Morgan, a workers' compensation and personal injury law firm with offices in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and New York, announced Wednesday that it has opened a new branch office in Melbourne, Florida.
The new office will be staffed by three attorneys a...Read More
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Maximum Benefits Increasing 2.7% on Jan. 1
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11/16/2015
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Maximum weekly benefits for total disability and permanent partial disability in Arkansas will both increase 2.7% in 2016, tied to an increase in the state's average weekly wage, the Workers' Compensation Commissi...Read More
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Medical Payments Higher and Rising Faster
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11/12/2015
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Medical payments per claim in Indiana were higher and rising faster than in most of the 17 states studied by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
The CompScore Medical Benchmarks study covers a five-year period to 2013, before a new hospital fee schedule went live on July 1 t...Read More
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Medical Fees to Stay Low Compared to Medicare after Increases
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11/10/2015
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By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Medical fees in Florida, stagnant for many years, will rise with the introduction of a new reimbursement schedule, but across the board they will remain close to the Medicare rate -- much more so than in the majority of states, ...Read More
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MDGuidelines Launches Online Tool
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11/10/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Reed Group, publisher of MDGuidelines, announced the launch of a new web-based treatment recommendation tool called Diagnosis and Related Treatments, or DART.
DART is intended to be an easy way to find evidence-supported treatment recommendations for specific work-related illnesses and in...Read More
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