
Utilization review decisions involving prescription drugs dropped in the first five months following the implementation of the new formulary, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported.
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The prevalence of black-lung disease is on the rise among longtime coal miners in the U.S., reaching 20% in central Appalachia, according to a new
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Claims-management firms and insurance carriers in Tennessee are gearing up for strict new claims-handling standards that take effect next week, the first revision to the
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A new white paper that compares actual medical costs following a workers’ comp settlement with amounts projected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A federal judge scheduled a hearing next month to determine whether attorney Lee Mathis is competent to stand trial on charges of paying kickbacks to
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After three years of rate reductions, California may lose its perch at the top of the of the list of the most expensive states in
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Every workers’ compensation claim should be investigated for potential claimant fraud, and investigations should include recorded statements, background checks and a review of the injured worker’s
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Just days after insurance and self-insured organizations complained that proposed rules don't go far enough to protect against overzealous enforcement actions, the Division of Workers'
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association is questioning the appropriateness of a proposal to update sections of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule, including general
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Business interests and even some workers’ comp attorneys belittled Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s new opioid prescription guidelines for workers’ comp claimants, deriding them as toothless
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