Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule, (CMS-4180-F) impacting Medicare Advantage Plans (MAP) and Part D programs. The rule aims to ensure that ...
Read More At its annual conference, held last week in Orlando, the National Council on Compensation Insurance showed, for the first time in my memory, a short profile of workers who had sustained severe work injuries. ...
Read More “I can’t do it, Matt. I am boarding a flight to Seattle. I have a DJ gig Saturday night so there is no way I can be back on site this weekend.”
You ...
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Claims payers are spending less on drugs. But some pharmacy benefit managers are still raking it in, by charging their customers in workers’ comp far more than would be the case were PBMs more ...
Read More Sadly, yet another high quality research study has shown that an employer’s workplace wellness program has been ineffective. That’s the bottom line of a randomized clinical trial recently ...
Read More There has been a fair amount of discussion about delegation in workers' compensation in recent years. Now come questions and considerations of states delegating authority to the federal government. This is a ...
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One of the oft-repeated challenges of legal analysis is burdens of proof. The concept is confounding to many, sometimes even lawyers. In American litigation, much depends upon the burden of proof. Those who ...
Read More Recently, the FDA approved the first generic Narcan nasal spray to treat opioid overdose. Narcan temporarily reverses the effects of opioid analgesics and is essentially an antidote for ...
Read More Each year, the board of trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund and Medicare Trust Fund release reports to Congress providing an estimated projected financial outlook for the programs. Last week ...
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