Workers' Compensation News
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CMS Plans to Revisit MSA Re-Review in 2017
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12/27/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 882 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expects to update in the new year its re-review process to address situations where CMS has approved a Medicare set-aside amount, but settlement has not yet occurred and medical care in the claim has changed substantially.
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Contract Between State, Correctional Officers' Union Creates Committee
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12/27/2016
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 721 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 172 min read
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A tentative agreement between New York's correctional officers' union and the state that would increase wages over five years would also create a committee to evaluate how well the state's workers' compensation system is working, the governor's office announced last week.
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Fire Station Mold Sparks Comp Claims
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12/27/2016
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 1015 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 2 min read
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Mold in Indian River County fire stations that apparently sickened firefighters, prompting dozens of workers’ compensation claims, seems to be returning despite $2 million in cleanup efforts, according to news reports.
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Insurance Department Recommending 4.6% Loss Cost Decrease
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12/27/2016
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 683 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read
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The Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending a 4.6% decrease in loss costs in 2017, in contrast with the 3.7% cut suggested by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
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Gainesville Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
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12/27/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 737 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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A Gainesville clinic owner pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and was ordered to repay $1 million after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance found that he billed for chiropractic services without having a licensed chiropractor on staff.
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Videotape Leads to Arrest of Claimant After $500K Spent on Benefits
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12/27/2016
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 807 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read
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A Florida claimant who was provided motorized wheelchair because of an alleged work-related neck injury that prevented him from bending his body was arrested on workers' compensation fraud charges after investigators videotaped him cleaning his boat and pushing it off its trailer.
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RGA's Anna Manning to Step Up to CEO
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12/27/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 870 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read
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Reinsurance Group of America Inc. has appointed Anna Manning as the company’s chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1.
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Amendments to Voc-Rehab Rules Proposed
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12/27/2016
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 731 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is considering amendments to its vocational rehabilitation rules to adjust limits on how much counselors can bill, and establish penalties against insurers and employers that deny services or fail to pay claims.
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