The opioid crisis may be giving a boost to developers of medical devices intended to treat pain — gadgets that are being described in the workers’
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It may have been more of a swell than a blue wave that rolled through the land a week ago, but worker advocates nonetheless are
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The residual market in Utah will consist of employers that have been turned down by at least two other carriers when the Department of Insurance
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has come under fire for its approval this month of Dsuvia, an opioid that is estimated to be 1,000
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The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has released new reimbursement manuals and fee schedules that would raise fees for most procedures for hospitals, doctors and
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Starting Jan. 1, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will no longer count the first $250 of the cost of a claim against employers’ experience modifications for
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Preliminary results from a Washington State Department of Labor and Industries pilot program show that acupuncture produced a meaningful reduction in pain for more than
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is showing a softer side these days by revising rules in keeping with legislation and what some insurance groups have
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The total amount paid for medical treatment in California’s workers’ comp system fell nearly 10% from 2015 to 2017, as did average payments for physician
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The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is planning a colossal overhaul of its workers’ compensation computer network, a seven-year project with an estimated cost
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