Rebecca Shafer is an attorney and expert in workers compensation cost containment. Since 1991 she has utilized her expertise in working with employers to target savings opportunities and reduce their workers compensation costs. Her clients have included airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. Her greatest strength is helping clients properly assess their problems and move from assessment to implementation. Her work with insurance brokers and position as litigation manager for a Fortune 500 company have given her a broad perspective on how to manage workers compensation within an organization. She is an accomplished writer, speaker, and publisher. She serves on the Executive Committee of LexisNexis Workers Compensation Law Community. She is the author of Workers Compensation Management Program: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%. She can be reached at RShafer@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com

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4 Ways to Lower Your Experience Modification Rate and Why it Matters

• 06/13/19

Losses are just one factor in your overall workers’ compensation costs. The other is premium. Many calculations are involved in setting the premium; it comes down to how much of a risk the carrier ...
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Properly Prepare A Confidential Mediation Statement

• 06/07/19

Mediation is frequently used in workers’ compensation cases to settle claims and avoid the uncertainties of litigation. This is because it allows all interested stakeholders to be involved in the ...
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Medicare is Issuing Denials

• 06/05/19

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asserts it has the right to deny paying for a treatment if a settlement recipient still has funds in a Medicare Set Aside (MSA) or has not ...
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Ensure Closed Settlement Agreements Are Not Reopened

• 05/29/19

The only good file is a closed file!  In workers’ compensation, this is accomplished by settling with the injured employee via a Stipulation for Settlement or Release.  While this may ...
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NCCI Report Highlights Early Identification of Prescription Drug Abuse

• 05/21/19

Prescription drugs continue to contribute to a significant portion of medical costs in workers’ compensation claims nationwide.  This is due in part to opioid addiction and its negative ...
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Stop The Bleeding! Control Workers' Comp Leakage

• 05/10/19

Self-insured employers and insurers understand that workers' comp leakage costs money.  The overpayment of medical cost, indemnity benefits and claim expenses is a waste of money and weakens the overall ...
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Surveillance in Workers' Compensation

• 05/08/19

Surveillance in workers’ compensation plays an important role in resolving claims and detecting fraud.  Given its expenses, there are various factors members of the claim management team need to ...
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Expertise of Senior Nurse Reviewers Generates Work Comp Savings

• 04/30/19

Complex and severe injury claims are a leading driver of workers’ compensation claims costs. The greater the complexity and severity of an employee’s injury the larger the number of medical ...
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6 Ways Insurance Companies Control Workers' Comp Claim Leakage

• 04/23/19

When you review your broker's or insurer's website, there is one subject in workers compensation that most brokers and insurers never mention – leakage. Leakage in an insurance claim is ...
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