Industry Insights
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Fein: Better Treatments for Opioid Addiction | 07/31/2019 | |
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| By: Lewis Fein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The opioid epidemic is a moral hazard of existential proportions — a test of the moral health of the insurance industry in which the question is, will insurers acknowledge the severity of this threat by subsidizing better ways to treat it? ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: A Manufactured Crisis | 07/30/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released its 2019 State of the System Report last week, and it continues to paint a rosy picture for e...Read More | |||
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Langham: Who Should Be in the Room | 07/29/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| WorkCompCentral recently reported "Task Force Members Surprised by Self-Insurers' Contention." The story describes efforts of the Alabama Bar to recommend legisl...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Death Benefits Not Barred by SOL; Stips Don't Resolve 'Date of Injury' | 07/26/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Are you feeling a little too cheerful? Do you need something to bring your happiness down a notch or two? How about the grim and dark subject of death to keep those joyful inclinations in check? ...Read More | |||
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Young: More Tech on the Way | 07/25/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Expect much more high tech in the workers’ comp world. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: California Conundrum | 07/24/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What the heck is going on in the Golden State? ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Some Marijuana Findings Reconsidered | 07/23/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Recently in Science and Doubt, the credibility of opinions was discussed. I was reminded of that recently when the Associated Press headline proclaimed Medical Pot Law...Read More | |||
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Moore: What Happened to Positivity? | 07/22/2019 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Measuring workers' comp negativity remains one of the easiest tasks for bloggers and authors inside and outside of the industry. ...Read More | |||
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George and Walls: Social Determinants of Workforce Health | 07/19/2019 | |
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| By: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Getting the best outcomes for injured workers involves much more than just treating the actual injury. Their recoveries depend on a variety of additional factors such as whether they have access to healthy food and clean water, their ability to travel to medical appointments and the extent o...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Legislature Proposes Psyche Presumption for LEOs, Firefighters | 07/18/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You know what California really needs? We need a strong lobby group that will protect our most precious and marginalized citizens — a lobby group to look after the interests of those who are rarely thanked, often forgotten and frequently subject to abuse. ...Read More | |||
