On average, workers’ compensation payers are spending more money per claim, despite the drop in frequency for most of the last several years. There are several factors driving these ...
Read More As the few workers’ comp bills filed this Legislative Session move through the process in the Session’s final weeks, Representative Alan Seabaugh (R-Shreveport) spoke ...
Read More Barry Lipton PhD did a quick review of a few ways work comp and group health differ – and how they are sometimes comparable.
The biggest difference is that workers’ comp is very focused on ...
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In April 2019, the Florida First District Court of Appeal decided Falk v. Harris Corp., -- So. 3d --, 1D18-2176 (Fla 1st DCA 2019). The case is relevant as it perhaps answers a question that many have ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More In March 2019, the Florida Supreme Court rendered The Florida Bar v. Vujin, No. SC17-1949. There, the Court accepted the findings of the referee, but declined to adopt the recommended sanction. Instead, ...
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NCCI Chief Actuary Kathy Antonello’s presentation on the state of the industry has just too much information for a single post – so here’s three key details.
Reserves
Private carriers are ...
Read More The U.S. Healthcare market employs approximately 950,000 physicians today. In developing the appropriate treatment plan for their patients, these physicians routinely request diagnostic imaging for their ...
Read More Arizona - Firefighters in Arizona are arguing that cities are breaking the law by denying their cancer claims even after the passage of a 2017 bill expanding cancer presumptions. Under the law, if a ...
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