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Committee Delays Bill Backed by Chiropractors
05/10/2016
evidence to indicate surgery is more effective than other treatment options.
The California Chiropractic Association sponsored the measure drawing on recommendations from the Oregon Health Evidence Review Committee. That panel in 2014 compiled a set of guidelines for the Oregon Health Authority.
The
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Chiropractors Push Conservative Care as Alternative to Opioids, Surgery
04/25/2016
hammer everything looks like a nail.
And there is evidence to substantiate that claim. A 2013 study of injured workers in Washington state found 42.7 of people who first saw a surgeon had surgery compared to only 1.5 of people who saw a chiropractor.
The California Chiropractic Association has
Category: News
WCRI: Generous Fee Schedules Tied to Comp Case-Shifting
04/15/2016
Hawaii. Workers comp fee schedules were more than twice Medicare rates in five states Oregon Delaware Idaho Illinois and Arkansas.
The seven states that dont have fee schedules typically pay more for workers comp medical services than fee-schedule states WCRI said.
The new study adds to
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Analysis: Medical Prices 4 to 5 Times Higher Than Other States
03/30/2016
study by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services found that the state ranked second behind California. However the division said that medical expenses make up 75 of costs in the Alaska system and high prices pay a big part in that.
The Alaska Division of Workers' Compensation
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Study Assesses Extent of Gig Economy
02/24/2016
Oregon have both said the drivers are employees.
The issue is also being hashed out in court cases.
Some in Congress have asked whether the on-demand workers need protections from a new set of labor laws. See separate story in today's report.
But the JP Morgan Chase study shows there is no
Category: News
Proposal to Shutter Appeals Commission Driven by Costs
01/14/2016
higher than the median of 1.85 in Hawaii and North Carolina but lower than California Connecticut New Jersey and New York. In 2012 Alaska was the most expensive state in the DCBS study.
If the appeals commission is not accomplishing the goal for which it was created DeWitt said it would make
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Claimant Attorneys Fighting Cost Cutting with Constitutional Challenges
12/08/2015
. Thats why we keep seeing these cost-cutting measures.
The California Legislature tried to generate cost savings for that states system the most expensive in the nation according to a 2014 study by Oregon state regulators through passage of Senate Bill 863 in 2013.
A major part of the
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Study Finds Lower Costs in Fee Schedule States but Networks Make a Difference
11/20/2015
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11/01/2015
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Push for Formularies Gaining Momentum
10/12/2015
Washington as well as those used in group health. In doing that review and analysis California will be doing a lot of heavy lifting that could ease the burden on smaller states considering a formulary Paduda said.
He compared it to the premium ranking study the Oregon Department of Consumer and
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