Industry Insights
| The Politics of Workers' Comp | 03/25/2008 | ||
| State: CT | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By the Republican-AmericanLike the mugger who says he won't kill you if you give him your money, the legislature's Labor and Public Employees Committee is filled with faux kindness this year. Having conceded firefighters are no more susceptible to multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkins l...Read More | |||
| The Future of N.Y. Reform Efforts and the AMA Guides | 03/18/2008 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| With Governor Spitzer now embroiled in a major scandal that may end in his resignation as Governor of the State of New York, all eyes in the workers’ compensation arena are now focused on his reform efforts. On Feb 27, 2007 shortly after taking office, he signed landmark legislation to overhau...Read More | |||
| Top ten things to watch in California comp. | 01/15/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| --By Julius Young2008 promises to be an active year in California workers' comp.Here is my subjective list (in no particular order) of the top things to watch for in 2008. I'll include links to prior posts I've done on some of these issues1. APPOINTMEN...Read More | |||
| Texas Updates Ambulatory Surgery Center Fee Schedule. | 12/26/2007 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By the Insurance Council of TexasOn Dec. 10 Commissioner of Workers' Compensation Albert Betts adopted amendments to Rule 134.402 (Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Fee Guideline). The amended rule will freeze the ASC fee guideline at 2007 reimbursement levels and will take effect on ...Read More | |||
| The Mystery of Workers' Compensation Reform Solved | 12/20/2007 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By John F. Burton, Jr.Workers’ compensation programs in many states have recently been significantly reformed. The rationale for the reforms is elusive. There is, however, a plethora of evidence inexorably pointing to the solution to the mystery of the recent developmen...Read More | |||
| The correlation between health insurance and work comp claims. | 11/15/2007 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaI have long assumed individuals working at employers that do not offer health insurance are more likely to file workers comp claims. With the number of employers offering health insurance declining, a logical corollary is more claims will be filed. Logical,...Read More | |||
| The buzz from the comp conference. | 11/09/2007 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaYou can't cover the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo conference without addressing the gorilla in the room - Coventry Workers' Comp.With capabilities in networks, bill review, pharmacy, case management, MSAs, Coventr...Read More | |||
| There's a New Sheriff in Town | 09/22/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Whenever there is doubt and confusion regarding the actual application and function of a workers' compensation subrogation statute, the stage is set for trial lawyers to rig settlements and otherwise try to avoid repayment of workers' compensation liens. For years, this has been the case...Read More | |||
| Turn Out the Lights, the Party is Over! | 09/08/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Robert R. Graves In 2003, the former Texas Workers' Compensation Commission issued TWCC Advisory 2003-10, which addressed impairment ratings given for spinal fusions. The advisory provided that impairment for spinal fusions should be based on loss of segmental integrity c...Read More | |||
| The Wrongful Act Doctrine and Reasonable Attorney Fees | 09/08/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Mark Zientz Recently a very wise lawyer and old friend who has practiced in workers' compensation for more years than I, (hardly seems possible) mentioned that there were not two but three ways a lawyer can become entitled to be paid a fee by someone other than the client. ...Read More | |||
