Workers' Compensation News
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Snyder: Held Hostage by a Torturous Claim? | 08/14/2019 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 221 | 0 | |||
| Do you feel like you and your clients are hostage to a claim that goes on and on? ...Read More | |||
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Hole: A Disappointing Decision | 08/13/2019 | |
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| By: Trisha Hole | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 436 | 0 | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: What Generic Lyrica Means for MSAs | 08/05/2019 | |
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| By: Daniel M. Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 507 | 0 | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Where There's Smoke, There Are Health Hazards | 08/02/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 376 | 1 | |||
| California has now adopted interim standards for worker smoke exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: What Does Generic Lyrica Mean for MSAs? | 08/01/2019 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 339 | 0 | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Fein: Better Treatments for Opioid Addiction | 07/31/2019 | |
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| By: Lewis Fein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 202 | 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 | 298 | 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 | 457 | 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 | 408 | 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 | 328 | 0 | |||
| Expect much more high tech in the workers’ comp world. ...Read More | |||
