A Southern California chiropractor claims fraudulent articles of incorporation, unnecessary prescriptions and surgeries that were sometimes approved based on falsified medical records were all part
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New York may become the first state to adopt a rule regarding drug pricing transparency and rebates specifically for workers’ compensation pharmacy benefit managers, which
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Politics has always played a role in deciding who serves on state boards and commissions, but a ruling by a North Carolina court this week
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Advisory pure premium rates would take effect in August rather than January starting in 2021 under a new filing schedule being considered by California’s
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A proposal by a Florida government watchdog group to revamp how medical claim disputes are handled has underscored the deep divide between claimants’ and insurance
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When businesses ask the West Virginia insurance commissioner’s office for advice on exempting workers from mandatory workers’ compensation coverage, they are directed to the Internal
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The three-part test to determine whether a worker is an employee that the California Supreme Court adopted this summer for wage-order claims could be applied to
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Medical payment disputes appear to have increased sharply in New Jersey’s workers’ comp system, rekindling a debate over whether the state needs a medical fee
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Hospitals in Tennessee could see a slight bump in reimbursements if new workers’ compensation fee schedules are approved early next year.
The proposed schedules and
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Increased use of the supplemental benefit program created by 2012 reforms, and less revenue from lien filing fees, both contributed to the need for the Department of
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