Industry Insights
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Walls: Workers' Comp in the Year 2030 | 05/18/2018 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| At the recent WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference, Dr. Richard Victor, former CEO of the Workers Compensation Research Institute and current senior fellow with the Sedgwick Institute, discussed his views of workers’ compensation in the future. ...Read More | |||
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Nasser: Genetics and Apportionment | 05/17/2018 | |
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| Source: Sana Nasser | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In April 2017, the California 3rd District Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling regarding apportionment for genetic factors. ...Read More | |||
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Young: WCIRB's Report on Obamacare and Workers' Comp | 05/16/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Has the Affordable Care Act had an impact on California workers’ comp? ...Read More | |||
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Luna: Beyond Pennsylvania Politics | 05/15/2018 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pennsylvania, ranked second in average MEA per claim with opioids, according to Workers Compensation Research Institute’s Interstate Variations in Use of Opioids, Fourth&n...Read More | |||
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Smith: Do You Belong to the Coalition FOR Insurance Fraud? | 05/14/2018 | |
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| Source: Matthew J. Smith | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The headline is hardly a typo, nor does it refer to the honest organization called the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Injury and Sufficiency Debates | 05/11/2018 | |
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| Source: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent news story reminded me of heart attack cases in Florida. I recall trying to explain Florida heart attack law to many ...Read More | |||
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Keefe: More Goofy Legislation in Workers' Comp | 05/10/2018 | |
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| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last month, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would again supposedly set up a tiny government insurer for the residual market. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: How Medicare's Interests Should Be Considered in Certain Settlements | 05/09/2018 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, through various memorandums and guides, has clearly stated that “[w]hile there are no statutory or regulatory provisions requiring that a (workers’ compensation Medicare set-aside) proposal be submitted to CMS for review, submission of...Read More | |||
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Luna: Workers' Comp Needs Quality Measures for Clinical Practice Guidelines | 04/27/2018 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has announced it will no longer fund its National Guideline Clearinghouse. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Court Says Rx OK Even if Not FDA-Approved | 05/08/2018 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A North Carolina Appeals Court rendered a very interesting decision earlier this month that was a shocker. I am not saying whether or not I agree with the decision. Those kinds of decisions are best left to the courts. ...Read More | |||
