Industry Insights
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Duff: Democracy, Deodands and the British Birth of the Grand Bargain | 03/19/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While I generally accept Price Fishback and Shawn Kantor’s narrative holding that workers’ compensation arose in the U.S. as a grand bargain among multiple stakeholders, around 1911, the labor law professor/historian in me has doubted organized employee partic...Read More | |||
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Anders: April 1 Brings Electronic Payment Option to MSPRP | 03/18/2019 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In a March 13 webinar, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided a high-level overview of the electronic payment option to be added to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) effective April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Thompson: AI for WC Claims: Humble Pie in the Sky | 03/15/2019 | |
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| By: Barry Thompson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let’s slice pie from the sky and seriously consider artificial intelligence's role in workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: The Myths of Lifetime Medical Benefits | 03/14/2019 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Whether settlement is via stipulated award or compromise and release, one of the most common impediments for defendants is valuing exposure for lifetime medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Fear of Better Options | 03/13/2019 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Most of us have seen, and maybe used, the acronym FOMO. It means "fear of missing out." FOMO is the fear of making the wrong decision about how to spend your time, particularly after you've seen internet stories about others doing better. ...Read More | |||
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Young: A QME Program Audit | 03/12/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| So far 2019 has been a sleepy year for California workers' comp developments. But that may be changing. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: The Odd Lot Doctrine and Work Search | 03/11/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A common problem in workers’ compensation is the partially incapacitated worker who is unable to return to the “injury employment” as a result of an unambiguously work-related injury. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Cutting Through the Clutter | 03/08/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| More than 2,500 bills were introduced in the Legislature before this year's deadline. As usual, there are a number of bills related to workers' compensation. And, as usual, California Applicants' Attorneys Association has jumped into the fray with our own ideas for fixing the system....Read More | |||
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Lakshmikanthan: AI in Claims Operations: Lessons Culled From the Early Innings | 03/07/2019 | |
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| By: Jayant Lakshmikanthan | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While there are many different segments of the commercial insurance industry, they often share a similar story. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Efforts to Streamline Conditional Payment Recovery Process Continue | 03/06/2019 | |
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| By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced two upcoming webinars aimed at addressing payment functionalities within both the Medicare Secondary Payment Recovery Portal (MSPRP) and Commercial Repayment Center Portal. ...Read More | |||
