F.J. Thomas has worked in healthcare business for more than fifteen years in Tennessee. Her experience as a contract appeals analyst has given her an intimate grasp of the inner workings of both the provider and insurance world. Knowing first hand that the industry is constantly changing, she strives to find resources and information you can use.

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Analysis Suggests More African Americans Are Dying From COVID-19

• 10/20/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the face of the pandemic, the U.S. has faced an unprecedented challenge in worker safety, especially when it comes to minorities. According to data from The ...
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What Does The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Ultimately Mean For Workers Comp And Healthcare?

• 10/16/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The national news is fraught with reports that the numbers of COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported an average of ...
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Report Shows Prescription Drugs Account For Only Thirteen Percent Of Healthcare Costs In US

• 10/13/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the recent focus in healthcare spending has been lowering drug costs, a September report from Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family ...
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Three Time As Many Mothers Have Lost Jobs During The Pandemic

• 10/09/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the pandemic has hit everyone hard, when it comes to the workplace, mothers with children 12 years old and younger have been hit the hardest, according to ...
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World Famous Surgeon Suspended For Hoarding Bones

• 10/06/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A prominent orthopedic surgeon has been suspended from Edgbaston Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom after reports surfaced that he had kept the bones of ...
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Montana Nurse Practitioners Indicted In $6 Billion Telemedicine Scheme

• 10/02/20

Billings, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Justice District of Montana has announced charges involving telemedicine fraud and illegal opioid distribution schemes that resulted in ...
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Analysis Shows Over Half Of Spinal Surgeries To Receive Large Reimbursement Cuts

• 09/29/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With the 2021 proposed reimbursement reductions announced last month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to reduce the ...
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Study Suggests Decline In Cognitive Ability With Extreme Sleep Duration

• 09/25/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Older workers who get insufficient - or too much - sleep may be have less mental acuity than those who get the proper amount of sleep, according to new ...
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New Analysis Suggests One-Fourth of Physicians Will Retire Earlier Than Planned Due to the Pandemic

• 09/18/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An analysis this month by Medscape indicates that providers are starting to feel the effects of COVID-19. The group polled more than 7,500 physicians worldwide ...
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