Readers of the Court’s blog are no doubt familiar with our ever-popular classic, Settling Cases with Medicare Set-Aside Agreements, where we made it clear that the Court won’t review or approve MSAs entered into by parties […]

WHAT: This is the first in-depth report of the impact of long COVID on injured workers and the workers compensation (WC) system. KEY INSIGHTS: 24 percent of WC COVID patients experienced long COVID (page 9) 47 […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 19, 2022) — HeadsUp Healthcare, a managed care company specializing in above-the-neck injuries, announced its successful completion of a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II audit.  “HeadsUp serves large, sophisticated insurance […]

Glendale Heights, IL (WorkersCompenstaion.Com)—Just because a worker signs a contract that labels him “independent contractor” doesn’t mean he is one. As illustrated by a case involving a company that hired a man to clean gutters, […]

Austin, Texas (October 19, 2022) — Prodigy Care Services has formed a clinical panel to provide insight and guidance to its workers’ compensation pharmacy benefits manager, ProdigyRx. The panel brings expertise in a wide range of pharmacy […]

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A company can open itself up to worker’s compensation liability when it requires an off-premises worker to drive to the office in the morning before going to a jobsite. That’s what […]

As reported in our March article, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had completed its “future medicals” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which was then subject to review by the Office of Information and […]

What if there were an easy way to get a physician’s opinion into evidence? Great news! For 35 years now, we’ve had that shortcut: section 50-6-235 and its rule counterpart, 0800-02-01-.09. The statute and rule […]