Recall that in September 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Humana Medicare Advantage may sue a primary plan for failure to reimburse conditional payments under the Medicare Secondary ...
Read More It has been a few years since I took the bench in Pensacola, over 16 of them to be precise. A great deal has changed in Florida workers' compensation over that period. And, perhaps there are things that ...
Read More In November, WorkCompCentral reported an Officer Fights for Benefits for Injury Sustained During Charity Basketball Game, The litigation is in Alabama, which provides some uniqueness. But the issue of ...
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A recent Tennessee Supreme Court case affirmed death benefits awarded to a widow. Holbert v. JBM Incorporated, E2017-00324-SC-R3-WC, is interesting as an illustration of occupational exposure. ...
Read More I recently noted issues with the independent investigation by a judge in The Sleuthing Judge. I have also previously written about the prevalence of appellate decisions citing such dubious sources as ...
Read More I recently wrote about a Florida attorney who was disbarred. It was a troubling tale of promises not kept, misrepresentations, and a Florida system that decided it would be better off without the ...
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The first Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark webinar of 2018 provided our thoughts on the 20 Workers’ Compensation Issues to Watch in 2017. What follows is a summary of the issues ...
Read More Yesterday, January 18th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a webinar for Non-Group Health Plans (NGHPs) to discuss the transition of the new Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) ...
Read More WorkCompCentral recently reported "Commission Was Improper Venue for Debate on Settlement Going Toward Child Support." The situation arose in Maryland, when an injured worker settled his entitlement to ...
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