The combined ratio for the U.S. workers’ compensation market worsened slightly in 2023 even as premiums increased year over year, according to an S&P Global
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Medical management firm OccMD on Tuesday announced the appointment of Cheryl Killion as the new director of nurse case management effective June 1.
Killion has
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A federal appellate court ruled that it had no jurisdiction over a petition for review of a denial of survivor’s benefits under the Black Lung
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Hospital outpatient payments in workers’ compensation claims are lower and growing at a slower rate in states with fixed reimbursement fee schedules compared with states
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California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau and the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission on Wednesday announced plans to launch new websites.
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it adopted a new rule updating its hazard communication standard that takes effect July 19.
The revised
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a 30-minute webinar on June 6 to discuss the impact of excessive heat on workplace injuries.
WCRI recently
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ATF Medical appointed Katherine Nelson to serve as vice president of sales.
Katherine Nelson
Nelson will be based in Las Vegas and
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A federal appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s coal mine employment caused his pneumoconiosis.
Case: Lance Coal Corp. v. OWCP, No. 23-3779, 05/09/2024,
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ORLANDO, Florida — The workers’ compensation system has seen a 34% drop in inpatient hospital stays for injured workers since 2012, researchers with the National
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