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Friday, December 16, 2022

DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Claims Processing Administrative Cost Factor Edging Up in 2023

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the claims processing administrative cost factor for 2023 is 17.82%.

The factor that will be used in 2023

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Total SIBTF Costs Up 61%, Closing in on $200 Million

  • State: California
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Total costs for California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund of $197.6 million for the fiscal year ending in June were 61% higher than the $123.3

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Medplace Announces New Case Management App

  • State: Arizona
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Medplace, an app that connects physicians to organizations for medical peer review, case review and expert witness testimony, announced a new workers' compensation case management platform

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

AG Announces $5.7B Settlement With Walgreens

  • State: California
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a proposed $5.7 billion multistate settlement agreement with retail pharmacy chain Walgreens to address its role in fueling the

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Medical Cannabis Comp Program Launched

  • State: New Mexico
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Bennabis Health Inc. has launched a program in New Mexico with Alta Vida, an Albuquerque-based cannabis dispensary, to help reimburse injured workers for their medical

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Surgeon Gets Five Years for Accepting Spinal Implant Kickbacks

  • State: California
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A neurosurgeon who pleaded guilty earlier this year to accepting about $3.3 million in kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

WCIRB Webinar to Cover CT Claims

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss findings from its study of cumulative trauma claims in California during a Jan. 4 webinar.

The WCIRB

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Monday, December 12, 2022

WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

At the meeting, committee members will discuss

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Monday, December 12, 2022

Report: CT Claims Tend to Be Income-Replacement Only, Litigated More

  • State: California
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Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers’ compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to

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