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.
California workers compensation insurers total combined losses and expenses declined to $12 billion in 2020 from $13.2 billion in 2019, according to the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.
Workers compensation losses in 2020 from 45,000 COVID-19-related claims totaled $260 million, according to data released Wednesday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill that would allow employers to sue a third party to recover workers compensation payments.
Beazley Group on Wednesday announced the launch of an online resource to help navigate the complex telehealth regulatory landscape.
The California Assembly passed a heavily amended bill on Thursday that originally would have created a statewide workers comp medical provider network but now just establishes a task force to evaluate the idea.
Changes to Californias workers compensation fee schedules implemented this spring could add an additional $270 million in medical costs to the states workers comp system.
States without fee schedules for professional services paid significantly higher prices than states with fee schedules, according to a report released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
A bill proposed in the California Senate could cut the time that workers compensation claims administrators have to investigate on-the-job injury claims and lead to increased employer liability, according to a report released Thursday by the California Workers Compensation Institute.
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill to modify state workers compensation statutes to make failure to report an income change a felony.
While drug expenditures in workers compensation continued to decline in 2020, a report released by pharmacy benefits manager myMatrixx said the effects of COVID-19 on the workforce and injuries may have complicated figures.
Ergonomic workers compensation injuries can be costly, and working from home may increase their likelihood, according to an expert who spoke during a session Thursday at the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.s 2021 online conference.
Telemedicine, cited in a recent survey as having had the largest impact on workers compensation during the COVID-19 pandemic, appears poised to keep growing even as states reopen, experts say.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an air ambulance companys petition for a review of a Texas ruling that said such businesses cannot charge insurers more than what is fair and reasonable for emergency air transport in the state.
Insurers that sell accident and health insurance coverage in Texas may need to comply with disclosure requirements if a bill that passed the states House becomes law.
Thirty-five percent of workers compensation claims organizations that have implemented new technology during the COVID-19 pandemic say telemedicine is the technology that has had the largest effect on business, according to survey results released by San Diego-based comp technology company Mitchell International Inc.