At the 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, a panel discussed the physicians view of workers' compensation. The speakers were:
David Dietz, MD - moderator
Edward Bernacki, MD - Executive Director of ...
Read More On April 18, 2019 the Supreme Court of Florida (SCOF) released an order in Glass v. Nationstar Mortgage, No. SC17-1387. This order superceded a decision rendered by the Court on January 4, 2019.
The ...
Read More At the 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, Robert Hartwig, Professor of Finance from the University of South Carolina discussed how the economy is impacting workers' compensation. The highlights:
The ...
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This year’s Annual Issues Symposium was the best I’ve attended – and I’ve been to 20 or so.
The hotel and conference center were excellent – great service, everything was right ...
Read More At the 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, NCCI Chief Actuary Kathy Antonello gave the much anticipated "state of the line" presentation. The comparisons provided are all 2018 vs 2018 unless otherwise stated. ...
Read More The 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium was kicked off by NCCI President and CEO Bill Donnell.
Behind every workplace injury is a person. In the workers' compensation industry this is something that we always ...
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Dr David Deitz moderated a panel of physicians tasked with describing the role of primary care in workers’ comp. Ed Bernacki, Jill Rosenthal of Zenith, and Will Gaines of Baylor Scott&White Health ...
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Direct written premium was flat,
combined ratio stayed low,
loss costs decrease, and
reserve deficiencies disappeared.
Later this week I’m going to do a series of posts unpacking these ...
Read More Do you have any idea if you are paying your PBM what you should?
Work comp payers’ PBM pricing is based on AWP; typically it is a percentage below AWP. Brand drugs are discounted 10-16%, and generic ...
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