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Return-to-Work Programs and Vocational Rehabilitation: Rebuilding Lives Through Meaningful Work 
Return-to-Work Programs and Vocational Rehabilitation: Rebuilding Lives Through Meaningful Work 

As innovation reshapes the workers’ compensation landscape, few topics are as urgent—or as underutilized—as vocational rehabilitation for permanently restricted workers. As the industry continues to innovate with predictive analytics, AI-driven claims triage, and integrated care […]
Two Scandals that Offer Lessons Regarding Workplace Bullying 
Two Scandals that Offer Lessons Regarding Workplace Bullying 

Safety at Work What Hurts a Person Can Hurt a Business  Public humiliation of an individual is painful, and sometimes traumatic.  Public humiliation of a business or non-profit entity can hurt by loss of public […]
Breaking Down Medicare’s Updated Guides & Toolkits  
Breaking Down Medicare’s Updated Guides & Toolkits  

The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act is federal law that intersects with workers’ compensation (and other non-group health insurance types) and is statutorily and regulatorily based. However, many of the mechanisms that effectuate and enforce […]
From Trade Policy to Claims Desk: Tariffs and Workers’ Comp 
From Trade Policy to Claims Desk: Tariffs and Workers’ Comp 

The topic of workers’ compensation seldom appears in global trade policy discussions. The implementation of tariffs, which act as taxes on imported goods, serves as protection for domestic markets while punishing international competitors. Workers’ compensation insurance and […]
Good Humans, Doing Good Things in the Industry: Jose Ramirez
Good Humans, Doing Good Things in the Industry: Jose Ramirez

Good human focus: Jose Ramirez, VP of Account Management, ProCare Transportation and Translation Services  “Good Humans, Doing Good Things in the Industry” encompasses all aspects of being a good human. It could be things we […]
Are you Ready? Ensuring Your Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Program is in Order  
Are you Ready? Ensuring Your Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Program is in Order  

The day is drawing near. Beginning on April 4, 2025, workers’ compensation insurance carriers and self-insured entities must report certain data related to settlements with Medicare beneficiaries that include a Medicare Set Aside (MSA).   Sec. […]
Court Case Update – Connecticut and Pennsylvania – March 2025
Court Case Update – Connecticut and Pennsylvania – March 2025

Connecticut—Administrative Law Judge’s Discretion to Award Temporary Partial Incapacity Benefits After Maximum Medical Improvement On March 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Connecticut, in Gardner v. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services, considered whether an […]
Considering Physical Therapy Before an MRI for Back Pain Can Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes
Considering Physical Therapy Before an MRI for Back Pain Can Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes

By Kim Radcliffe, Sr VP of Product Management, Apricus, an Enlyte company The U.S. health care system wastes an estimated $750 billion annually, with $200 billion attributed to overuse or unnecessary services. In workers' compensation, physical […]

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