Expert Analysis

Sacramento, CA – January 24, 2024 – Kids’ Chance of California (KCOCA) announces the new Board of Directors elected on December 5, 2023.  The next term began on January 1, 2024, and will run through December […]

Shawn DeaneGeneral Counsel & Vice President of Claims Solutions | J29Shawn.Deane@j29inc.com   When people ask me what the most rewarding thing about my career in workers’ compensation is, I tell them that it’s, “helping people.” Shortly […]

On December 12, 2023, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, in Cantwell v. Flex-N-Gate, Inc., held that the 350 weeks statutory cap on permanent partial disability benefits (PPD) does not prevent a claimant from receiving additional PPD benefits […]

January 8, 2024 (Boca Raton, FL)—A new survey has produced familiar feedback as workers compensation executives express unease about rate adequacy, medical inflation, economic uncertainty, and the shifting workplace and workforce. The National Council on […]

Contributing Author: Tanisha Dilbert, Operations Manager for Apricus, an Enlyte company When an employee is injured on the job, obtaining timely and accurate imaging is crucial for developing an effective treatment plan. It is often […]

Shawn DeaneGeneral Counsel & Vice President of Claims Solutions | J29 Solutions  Shawn.Deane@j29inc.com   On December 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released “Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Fiscal Year Statistics 2023.” […]

Douglas Amend, Partner, Optimized Outcome Solutions. If you have responsibility for your company’s workers’ compensation budget, I think you will find value in this different perspective.  My experience speaking at numerous conventions suggests that “Employers/Payors […]

Author: Cameron Hannum, Pharm.D., Sr. Clinical Account Pharmacist, Enlyte Tobacco use and smoking has wide-ranging implications for health and overall individual wellbeing, including the ability to negatively impact medical treatment outcomes and wound healing processes. […]