Workers Comp Cost Control
The California Workers Compensation Institute reported that after hitting a new low in 2021 the volume of independent medical review decision letters continued to decline through the first half of this year.
The California Workers Compensation Institute reported that after hitting a new low in 2021 the volume of independent medical review decision letters continued to decline through the first half of this year.
The California Division of Workers Compensation will have more time to gather information to analyze the effects of fast-tracking certain medical treatments without utilization reviews, under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Division of Workers Compensation will have more time to gather information to analyze the effects of fast-tracking certain medical treatments without utilization reviews, under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Average medical payments per claim in Delaware fell by about 33% between 2014 and 2017 because of legislative changes to the states medical reimbursement system, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said Wednesday.
Average medical payments per claim in Delaware fell by about 33% between 2014 and 2017 because of legislative changes to the states medical reimbursement system, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said Wednesday.
The relationship and communication between employers and their workers are at the heart of effective return-to-work programs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report issued Thursday.
The relationship and communication between employers and their workers are at the heart of effective return-to-work programs, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report issued Thursday.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed workers compensation loss cost decrease of 7.2%, effective Nov. 1.
Written premium in 2021 didnt recover from the shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic as expected, but officials with the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said theyre optimistic of a return this year to pre-pandemic levels.
The Florida Division of Workers Compensation this month published a notice in the Florida Administrative Register announcing plans to review physician dispensing rules.
During midyear renewals, workers compensation rates were flat, and the line of business remains one of the most desirable and least volatile sectors for insurers, experts say.
States have been moving further away from the National Commission on State Workers Compensation recommendations to better serve injured workers, panelists said Monday at a Department of Labor event in Washington commemorating the 50th anniversary of the commissions landmark report.
Payments for dermatological agents continue to increase while payments for opioids continue to decline, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Written premium for California workers compensation insurers declined 2% last year, the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said in an experience report released Wednesday.
The average medical cost-per-claim for injured workers with lower back pain who were treated exclusively by a chiropractor was 61% less than for those who received no chiropractic treatment, according to a new report.
Massachusetts businesses will save approximately $80 million under a settlement Attorney General Maura Healey reached with the State Rating Bureau and the Workers Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau, Ms. Healeys office said Monday.
Opioid utilization in workers compensation continued to drop in 2021, but drugs that manage opioid use disorder saw an increase, according to a drug trends report released Tuesday by Enlyte Group LLC.
The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Tuesday announced its updated Medical Indicators & Trends dashboard, providing workers compensation stakeholders access to comp claim data collected from 39 jurisdictions through the third quarter of 2021, including COVID-19 information.
The lack of a true diagnostic category for long COVID, symptoms that linger long after infection with the coronavirus, and the scarcity of workers compensation data on the illness are just two challenges facing the comp industry, according to a paper released Wednesday.
Programs that successfully put injured workers back in the workforce hinge on communication and collaboration, insurers say.
Montanas largest workers compensation insurer announced that its board of directors has approved a 3% average rate decrease.
Pennsylvania acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys on Friday approved a 6.25% reduction in workers compensation loss costs.