Expert Analysis

Is there any guidance with state compensability if a company makes vaccinations mandatory and adverse reactions occur?  There is currently no statute or guidance on this issue in Kentucky. The following bills have been pre-filed […]

Top Doc Health Care Value strategy boosts employee and insurer well-being. Have you ever heard the term “doctor’s doctor?” Those doctors are considered the best of the best — the ones that physicians go to […]

The questions of marijuana reimbursement and use in the workplace continue to play out across the United States. In various states, courts have differed in their rulings of whether marijuana use for the treatment or […]

As we move into yet another fall season in a second rather unpredictable year, we find that office workers continue to experience uncertainty. Recurring setbacks in the nation’s battle to knock down the coronavirus make […]

The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act of 2011 established, among other items, a formal multi-level appeals process whereby primary plans (workers’ compensation, general liability, and no-fault payers/plans, herein referred to as “primary plans”) […]

he First DCA issued its en banc opinion in Sedgwick CMS v. Valcourt-Williams in 2019. Often referred to as the “dog” case, it applies far more broadly. In essence, the case established a clear test […]

Starting December 11 of this year, payers will be able determine if Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) plans and Part D (prescription drug plans) through the Section 111 query response […]

On July 29, I provided you with an introduction to the topic of “work disability” as my first contribution to the “Expert’s View”.  I promised future discussions on work disability, how to prevent it, and […]