Applicants for vacant compensation judge positions in Florida include a former attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance, a lawyer for self-insured employers, a couple of claimants'
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A glitch involving the federal Commercial Repayment Center has led to some workers’ comp payers being referred for U.S. Treasury Department collection action even though
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Three Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board commissioners found that criminal charges against a director of a parent corporation don’t necessarily trigger the stay on liens filed by
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Eight months after an administrative law judge ordered the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation to bite the bullet and resolve billing disputes involving contracted and
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Drugs that are among the most-prescribed in workers’ comp appear to be ineffective for treating chronic low back pain, according to a new study that
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The California Department of Insurance is proposing rules to establish credit and collateral requirements for insurers writing high-deductible policies, saying questionable underwriting practices have resulted in insolvencies
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A Southern California physician who worked as a qualified medical evaluator agreed to forfeit nearly $1 million he received in kickbacks for prescribing compound drugs as
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With drug costs dropping around the nation, some stakeholders are wondering why Florida's state employee self-insured fund is seeing higher workers' compensation pharmacy expenses.
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A proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to streamline its Medicare physician fee schedule for evaluation and management services is being watched
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After years of trying, some Massachusetts lawmakers and claimants' attorneys hope a last-minute push will move a disfigurement benefits bill out of committee before the
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