Expert Analysis

Introduction  I expect that people who are involved with workers' compensation insurance know that the cost of the insurance for any particular company or worksite will be affected by many different factors. Among these factors […]

In the workers’ compensation ecosystem, certain injuries dominate attention because of their frequency or severity. Yet some of the most financially damaging claims are not the ones that occur most often, they are the ones that quietly […]

Federal—Marijuana Reimbursement Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) On March 5, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, in Garcia v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, held that marijuana is […]

By James Benham, Co-Founder, CEO, JBK, and author of Be Your Own VC  Last year, I watched a carrier deliver a demo of an AI tool that could summarize a complex medical record in under ninety seconds. The room […]

Every workers' compensation professional managing pharmacy or PBM programs should be aware of three regulatory changes that occurred in March. Two are actionable now, and one is coming in two weeks.  The Florida Case Everyone […]

On February 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, in Minova USA, Inc. v. Jolly, considered whether a manufacturer that contracts with a freight carrier for transporting raw materials may be sued by the carrier's employee […]

By: Ryan Murphy, Vice President Product, Enterprise Claims, CorVel  Across the U.S., many households are seeing everyday prices ease. Yet inside claims departments and risk offices, costs are not stabilizing. In fact, many organizations are experiencing […]

By: Christina Klemm, Pharm.D., BCACP, Clinical Operations, Enlyte Morphine Equivalent Dose (MED) is a standardized way to estimate a person's total opioid exposure over a 24-hour period. Because different opioid medications have varying potencies, a common […]