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Medical inflation softened broadly in the second quarter, with the NCCI Workers Compensation Weighted Medical Index falling to 1.0% year over year in June.
Proper claim screening can reduce misclassification and unnecessary costs.
Key workers’ comp legal developments from around the country.
Key workers’ comp news from Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
The success of Texas’ closed formulary for workers’ comp is piquing the interest of other states seeking savings.
Study findings could help employers target wellness efforts.
An outcomes-based litigation strategy calls for benchmarking workers’ compensation attorney performance.
A new rule for Connecticut’s workers’ comp patients could lead to poorer outcomes.
ICD-10 delays increase training costs and frustrations, but implementation will pay off.
New definition of “employee” in commercial goods transportation industry curbs misclassification.
High prices and uncertain efficacy make workers’ comp professionals question compound drugs.
SeaWorld found in violation of OSH Act following a trainer’s death by killer whale.
Lack of evidence keeps kidney disease off list of 9/11-related health conditions.
An employee is killed by lightning outside his place of work. Is the employer obligated to pay survivors’ benefits?
Key workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.
Skip Smith, of Hooters of America, can point to numerous mentors who aided him.
Pharmaceuticals can do as much harm as good. Payers can help keep treatments in check.
An injured deli counter clerk abuses her prescription medications.
Analytics help identify actionable claims issues, but some tools are just “smoke and mirrors.”
Reports paint chilling picture of the U.S. economy after TRIA’s expiration.
Reforms have caused payments to ambulatory surgery centers to plunge — even further than expected.