Rusch v. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium  On September 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Alaska, in Rusch v. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, ruled that the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act (WC Act) authorizes the Workers’ […]

A TPA change can sometimes provide a renewed claims handling experience that benefits an insured, but compliance requirements and stakeholder communication issues may force an insured contemplating a change outside of a renewal period to […]

Tolleson, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, a traveling employee who substantially deviates from his employment loses the ability to collect workers’ compensation benefits for an injury he incurs at that time. But what if employee […]

My name is Anne Llewellyn. I am a new writer for WorkersCompensation.com. I will be writing on the role of case managers in workers' compensation as that is my area of expertise. In this article, […]

In recent years, costs for catastrophic claims have been trending upward, in part due to rising healthcare costs and technological advancements. Still, many of these injuries are preventable. We dig into a few of the […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CompIQ Solutions, a technology-focused medical bill review and cost containment solutions provider, today announced that it has released a new platform that builds upon and enhances the […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 10, 2022) — Andrea Crawford Carter has joined HeadsUp Healthcare as vice president of operations. HeadsUp provides specialized and compassionate above-the- neck care to workers’ compensation patients. Carter oversees all aspects of patient, provider […]

Jackson, WY (WorkersCompenstaion.Com)—In Wyoming, an employee seeking permanent total disability benefits must, in certain circumstances, provide medical evidence that his work-related injury caused his inability to work. As one case shows, that evidence is crucial […]