Expert Analysis

On December 8, 2020 and December 11, 2020, the US House of Representatives and US Senate respectively passed HR 1375 and SB 1989, the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID Act) as part of HR 8900 Title III, Section […]

We all like the idea of our injured workers bragging about their experience with a TPA or an insurance carrier, especially when it creates a desired outcome for all parties. It makes an organization more […]

More than 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 7.4 percent or 3.4 million of them say it interferes with their daily […]

Today, there are significant challenges facing home health, which could affect the industry’s ability to meet the needs of injured employees. We must be aware of these issues and be prepared with strategies to minimize […]

Among specialty services, diagnostic imaging—such as an MRI, CT, or PET scan—is often the first critical step to assess the severity of an injury and develop a treatment plan for prompt recovery and return to […]

April 28th of each year marks Workers’ Memorial Day. This is “an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, [or] injured” on the job. This date was chosen since April 28th also commemorates […]

A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division entitled Ill. Ins. Guar. Fund v. Cochran, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78452 (April 23, 2021) illuminates the Centers […]

Now that the workers’ comp industry can begin to fully analyze the impact of the pandemic and all of the ripples it has caused in the economy and workforce, we’re seeing many things we expected […]