Industry Insights
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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 | |||
| Lynch: This Can't Go On Forever, Right? | 05/07/2018 | ||
| Source: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| "The ratio of wages to the cost of living is what the economist calls real wages; the desirability of having real wages as high as possible, consistent with high employment, is a social objective. Rises in real wages do for the most part come about in fact as a consequence of rises in pr...Read More | |||
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Wickert: The Effect of X-Mods on Comp Insurance Premiums | 05/04/2018 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It is said that good judgment comes with experience, but experience comes from bad judgment. ...Read More | |||
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De Silva: Why Workplace Safety Auditors Don't Work | 05/03/2018 | |
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| By: Lakshan De Silva | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| For decades, workplace safety has been about reactively auditing the work environment to pass a “tick box” exercise. This has not only led to high and sometimes fatal costs to businesses, but also higher expenses, more losses and a general inability to improve safety. ...Read More | |||
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Young: More on Tesla | 05/02/2018 | |
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| Source: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Journalists at the Center for Investigative Reporting have recently published an analysis of alleged widespread safety issues at the Fremont plant where Tesla ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: State Fund Is Solving Opioids | 05/01/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I’ve lauded the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp for its great successes reducing opioid usage. But, I’ve heard from many stakeholders that Ohio’s got a unique advantage. ...Read More | |||
