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Friday, April 24, 2020

PTs Still Waiting on Medicare to Permanently Authorize Telerehab Services

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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Almost a month after physical therapists discovered they were left out of a plan that authorizes telemedicine services for Medicare recipients — a plan that

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Study: Reduced Access to Care, Layoffs May Alter Claim Duration and Frequency

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Reduced access to medical care and workers anticipating layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the duration of workers’ compensation claims and have a significant

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Case Backlog Growing in States That Haven't Embraced Virtual Hearings

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In states that have shut down most hearings and mediations because of the coronavirus — and have not moved wholeheartedly to teleconferences and video proceedings

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Attorneys Disagree on WCAB's Decision to Strike SJDB Rule, Award Former Inmate Voucher

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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In an en banc decision issued last week, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation exceeded its authority by

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Page Not Found: Vaunted 2016 Report on Comp Problems Goes Missing From DOL Site

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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Critics have said it started with a blatant effort by the Trump administration to rewrite federal agency information about global warming.

In 2018, a report

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Legislators Propose COVID-19 Presumption Bill for Health Care Workers, First Responders

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A pair of California Assembly members have introduced a bill that would create a COVID-19 presumption for first responders and health care workers who contract

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Federal Actions, Pushback May Be Slowing Rush for More COVID-19 Presumptions

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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After a flurry of laws and emergency rules around the country made it easier for people to get workers' compensation benefits if they have COVID-19,

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Monday, April 20, 2020

WCIRB Committee Approves COVID-Related Changes

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau committee on Friday voted unanimously to send three regulatory changes to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

The changes, formally

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Commission Adds News Media to Workers Covered by Presumption; Biz Groups Object to Rules

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Illinois
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission has made a correction to its emergency rules, extending an eligibility presumption to members of the news media who may

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Friday, April 17, 2020

Worker Advocates Push for COVID-19 Presumption in Golden State

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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As cases of COVID-19 increase among essential California workers who don’t have the luxury of sheltering in place during the pandemic, some advocates are pushing

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