Industry Insights
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Montgomery: Will DWC Ignore New Law? | 06/18/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On June 2, the California Assembly unanimously passed Assembly Bill 1293, which aims to improve the state’s medical-legal process for resolving disputes between injured workers and claims administrators. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: DIR Director Reportedly Resigning | 06/11/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| According to a report, California Department of Industrial Relations Director Katrina Hagen is stepping down after five years. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: 187 Pages of WCRI State Stats | 06/02/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| One of the best free workers' comp info sources on medical pricing nationwide was published in May by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The authors of the study are Rebecca Yang and Olesya Fomenko. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Comp Is a Cash Cow, but Insurers Want Higher Rates | 05/21/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau voted to ask California’s Insurance Commissioner to increase workers’ comp insurance rates by 11.2%. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: City Pays Doctor $32 to Treat Injured Employee | 05/12/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Across the nation, providers struggle to treat injured workers without financially damaging their practices. The problem is especially ugly in California, where extreme reimbursement discounting is rampant. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Rand Gets $300K for UR Study. What's the ROI? | 05/05/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Department of Industrial Relations plans to address the state’s broken utilization review system by paying frequent contract recipient Rand Corp. $300,000 to study UR data on injured workers’ access to care during the first 30 days of a claim....Read More | |||
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Montgomery: More States Move to Expand Workers' Comp PTSD Coverage | 04/28/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Across the U.S., lawmakers are reconsidering their approach to mental health coverage under their workers’ compensation systems, particularly for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Changes to Workers' Comp DME Authorization | 04/02/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Attention, New York medical providers: The Workers’ Compensation Board changed how it handles some requests for durable medical equipment for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Critical Workers' Comp Business Change Reporting Requirement | 03/31/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A critical workers' comp business deadline occurs when an ownership change happens. One area that many businesses forget in the process of changing — for example, buying another company — originates with not letting the agent or rating bureau know about the change....Read More | |||
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Mussack: AMA Guides, State PDRS Can Differ on Rating Instructions | 03/28/2025 | |
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| By: Tim Mussack | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and the California Permanent Disability Rating Schedule feature subtle differences in rating instructions that can cause confusion about how to rate permanent disability. ...Read More | |||
