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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

WCRI Study Shows Link Between Early PT and Lower Costs for Back Pain Claims

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  5 shares

Early physical therapy sessions can mean significantly improved outcomes and lower costs for injured workers with lower-back pain, says a study by the Workers' Compensation

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Data Show Hundreds of COVID Claims from U.S. Customs Workers

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

Data released by the federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs show that U.S. Customs and Border Protection warehouse officers and Veterans Administration nurses have filed

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Friday, September 4, 2020

COVID Driving Bigger Rate Increases in Health Care, Agriculture Industries

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

Projected costs for COVID-19 claims added about six cents to the indicated 2021 advisory pure premium rate averaged across for all sectors in California, but

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Friday, September 4, 2020

Alabama Worst, Washington State Best for Workers During Pandemic, OxFam Says

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

If you're working during the pandemic, it's best to be toiling away in Washington state, New Jersey, California or Massachusetts, says a new ranking that

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

DAs Ask Fraud Commission for More Funding, but Commissioners Aren't Sure It's Possible

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Representatives from district attorneys' offices across California pleaded their case Wednesday for more funding to help combat workers’ compensation fraud.

But members of the Department

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

Attorneys: Want to Avoid Monster Claims? Get Serious About Safety

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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If employers and insurers are concerned about the increase in “megaclaims” — those with awards of more than $3 million — they should focus on

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Legislature Passes One COVID Presumption Bill Before Ending Session

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  27 shares

The California Legislature passed a bill that would create a rebuttable COVID-19 presumption for first responders, health care workers and other essential employees through 2022

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

NCCI Recommends 5.7% Rate Cut for 2021; COVID Costs Not Considered

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Florida
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  2 shares

If stakeholders were hoping the National Council on Compensation Insurance was going to shed new light on the projected cost of COVID-19 claims in Florida,

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Pharma Costs Have Fallen, but Specialty Treatments Could Send Prices Back Up

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Lower claims costs over the past several years have pushed workers' compensation pharmacy costs down, but emerging and expensive specialty treatments could reverse the trend

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Research Shows Hospital Outpatient Centers Don't Charge the Max Allowed

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

A $100 increase in a fee schedule's reimbursement doesn't always mean a $100 increase in the price of the medical service.

At hospital outpatient centers,

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