Industry Insights
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Anders: Updated CMS Policy Changes Medicare Set-Aside Seed Calculation | 05/03/2021 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide, Version 3.3, which made a slight but notable addition to how the MSA seed amount is calculated. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Right Way to Think About Buying WC Services | 04/30/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here’s how to think about price and service. Hint: Getting it right requires taking the time to dig deep. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Supplemental Benefits for Surviving Dependents of Essential Workers | 04/29/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Troy Singleton and Dawn Addiego. The bill...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Statute of Limitations Bars MVA Claim | 04/28/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It is a rare enough event to have the statute of limitations bar a claim. To start off, it is generally a “disfavored” defense because of the preference to have disputes resolved on the merits. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: AOE/COE and After-Hours Industrial Injuries | 04/27/2021 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In today's COVID environment, many employers have provided a large degree of flexibility for their employees to work from home or, alternatively, return to the office on a part-time basis. ...Read More | |||
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Lynch: Nursing Has Always Been Tough, but Now It's Even Harder | 04/26/2021 | |
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| By: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's incidence rate of work injuries (cases per 10,000 workers) for nurses is 12.7; for all o...Read More | |||
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Rosenberg: Fixing MPN System a Humanitarian Issue | 04/23/2021 | |
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| Source: Daniel Rosenberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| WorkCompCentral published a blog post by workers’ compensation defense attorney Gregory Grinberg critiquing AB 1465, a bill that would expand access to medical care by creating a statewide medical provider network. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: A Really Bad Idea | 04/22/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | |||
| A long list of real and very difficult problems faces California’s legislators. Nowhere on that list is workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: High Court Settles Jurisdiction, Medical Marijuana Cases | 04/21/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We are a few weeks into April, and already the New Jersey Supreme Court has considered two extremely significant issues for workers’ compensation practitioners, employers and carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Care Managers vs. Cost Centers | 04/20/2021 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| All “discounts” are not bad. Joe P...Read More | |||
