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Duff: How Low Can You Go?
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08/15/2019
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By: Michael C. Duff
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State: WY | Segment: Top | 0
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My work on a Wyoming workers’ compensation treatise (submitted to the publisher two weeks ago) has emphasized a fairly stark reality: While 90% of Wyoming workers are covered by workers’ compensation only 68% of them work for employers required to provide it.
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Hole: A Disappointing Decision
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08/13/2019
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By: Trisha Hole
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State: OR | Segment: Top | 0
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In a very disappointing decision for employers and insurers issued Thursday, the Oregon Supreme Court held that the presence of a legally cognizable pre-existing condition is no longer sufficient to apportion permanent impairment in the absence of combined condition processing.
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Anders: What Generic Lyrica Means for MSAs
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08/05/2019
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By: Daniel M. Anders
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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On July 19, the Food and Drug Administration approved multiple applications for the first generics of Lyrica (pregabalin). This follows the expiration of Pfizer’s patent on Lyrica at the end of June. The generic is expected to be available at pharmacies in the coming weeks.
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Anders: What Does Generic Lyrica Mean for MSAs?
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08/01/2019
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By: Dan Anders
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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On July 19, the Food and Drug Administration approved multiple applications for the first generics of Lyrica (pregabalin). This follows the expiration of Pfizer’s patent on Lyrica at the end of June. The generic is expected to be available at pharmacies in the coming weeks.
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Fein: Better Treatments for Opioid Addiction
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07/31/2019
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By: Lewis Fein
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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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?
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Castillo: A Manufactured Crisis
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07/30/2019
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By: Michael Castillo
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0
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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
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07/29/2019
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By: David Langham
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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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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