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.
Newly adopted legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario has the potential to significantly raise the costs for employers that participate in its workers compensation program and bars them from strong-arming employees about claims. Bill 109, adopted in December, prohibits employers from retaliating against or discouraging employees from filing for benefits, with corporations that commit […]
When it comes to the state's workers compensation system, many Texas employers are eager to click "unsubscribe."
A new study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. highlights the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on workers comp systems.
Other states may be seeing declines in claim frequency, but California's increased hiring in hazardous industries has contributed to its outlier status.
At least two states will attempt to create a presumption this year that certain illnesses suffered by correctional officers are occupational diseases covered under workers compensation.
Apparently, the New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers' requests to reconsider rate reductions or delay the transition to a new fee schedule fell on deaf ears.