Industry Insights
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Varney: Material Cause Standard Applies in Combined Condition Claim | 11/25/2019 | |
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| Source: Karen S. Varney | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On remand from the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board recently found that although a combined condition had been accepted and a current combined condition denial, the material cause standard applied for determining compensability of a diagnostic MRI. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Historical OJCC Stats 2019 | 11/22/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims produces an annual report each November. It is as comprehensive and inclusive as any I have seen in the world of workers' compensation. They are available on the website...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Compensation Online Access | 11/21/2019 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Having workers’ compensation online access creates $85,000 subrogation claims missed earlier by the insured. How did this occur? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WC Rates Are Still Too High — and Will Continue to Drop | 11/20/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I’m going to convince you that despite years of continued decreases, work comp premiums are still too high. And will likely remain too high for the next few years. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: New Labor History by Greenhouse is Tour de Force | 11/19/2019 | |
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| By: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Journalist Steven Greenhouse’s new book is a tour de force history of the labor movement, particularly as it has unfolded since the New Deal. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Requirements of New Supplemental Benefits Law for Dependents of Public Safety Workers | 11/18/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Effective June 17, 2019, N.J.S.A 34:15-95.6 became law in New Jersey. This law applies to dependents of public safety workers, who are defined as officers of a paid, partially paid or volunteer fire or police department, force, company or district, including the State Police or a first ...Read More | |||
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Lakshmikanthan: Automation Makes Time for Scalable Compassion | 11/15/2019 | |
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| By: Jayant Lakshmikanthan | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The modern workers’ compensation system was devised to provide a guarantee of care and medical treatment to injured workers from their employers. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Opioids and Work Comp Premiums | 11/14/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Two seemingly unrelated papers hit the inbox yesterday: the California Workers’ Compensation Institute's just-completed analysis of opioid usage in California, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance's report on 2019 workers’ comp financials. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Mediation Opening Statements | 11/13/2019 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Times have changed. Teddy Snyder ...Read More | |||
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Anders: CMS Releases Version 3.0 of WCMSA Reference Guide | 11/12/2019 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released Version 3.0 of its WCMSA Reference Guide, what we informally call the “MSA bible.” The reference guide provides most CMS policy and procedures relating to its review of workers’ compensation Medicare set-aside...Read More | |||
