Monday, February 23, 2009

Is The Recovery Of The Workers’ Compensation System An Illusion?

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The present economic downturn has been compared to the Great Depression of the 1930’s or the recession of the 1980’s. The factors that exis...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Right to Choose Your Doctor

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Selecting your own treating physician in a workers’ compensation claim may soon become permitted nationally. A movement in Iowa has now spar...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

CMS to Provide Query Access Through Mandatory Reporting

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At a recently moderated telephone conference session CMS announced that beneficiary verification would be available through a query functio...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

WR Grace Officials on Trial

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The focus of litigation against WR Grace has now shifted to the civil courts in a trial against 5 former company officials for damages resu...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Medical Costs in Comp Higher Than Group Health

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A report issued by NCCI concludes that medical costs in Workers' Compensation were higher in some instances than in Group Health Plans...
Monday, February 16, 2009

California Closes Division of Workers Compensation 2 Days Each Month-Lack Revenue to Operate

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Citing lack of State revenue, Governor Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S16-08 , on Dec. 19, 2008, ordering the California Division of ...
Sunday, February 15, 2009

Pittsburg Corning to Plans to Pay Asbestos Victims $825 Million

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PPG Industries (Pittsburg Corning Corp.) and its insurers plan to pay out millions of dollars to victims of asbestos disease. In a bankrupt...