Workers' Comp

Equitable Fee Schedules Are Crucial to Good Care in Workers’ Comp; This Guide Should Help

A new WCRI report includes fee schedule analyses, focusing on design choices like conversion factors and workers’ compensation fee schedules’ relationship to Medicare reimbursement rates.

How Will You Spend Your Safety Dollars? Focus Your WC Goals With Demographic Data

4 Trends Driving Down Drug Costs in Workers’ Comp — And 3 That May Send Them Up Again

Here’s What WC Payers Should Look For in a Diagnostic Imaging Center

Opinion | Why Walmart’s Reputation of ‘Employer of Choice for Disabled Persons’ Is at Risk

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The Hazards of War

A 33-year-old agro-economist’s travel to Afghanistan ends in tragedy.

Legal Spotlight

A look at the latest decisions impacting the industry.

Stretching Risk Management

Simple solutions have positive impacts on construction safety.

Changing the Game

Highlights of the 2013 NWC&D Conference® and Expo in Las Vegas.

Protecting The Boom

Baby boomers are delaying retirement, which has benefits as well as risks for employers.

The Sixth Sense

Something just didn’t seem right about the factory worker’s claim.

Managing Specialty Health Care Spending

Experts discuss ways to monitor and manage specialty health care spending.

Bending the Opioid Curve

The worst of times is over. Maybe that’s not saying very much.

The Best Laid Plans

Treatment delays and other effects of health care reform implementation blind-side a deal between a regional employer and a health care system.

Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Defies Logic

The legislators who voted against the 2013 Oklahoma workers’ comp reforms have now filed a lawsuit with the state supreme court. This kind of action is hurting injured workers and driving jobs away.

The Door Is Open for New Workers’ Compensation Options

Texas and Oklahoma represent models of successful alternatives to the national workers’ comp system. It’s time for employers in other states to organize and follow suit. 

Data Driven

For Stephen V. Festa, metrics matter for better claims management.

Northern Lights Out

A snowmobile accident leaves an Alaskan pipeline project manager with life-altering injuries.

Using Deductibles

Since 1990, workers’ comp losses retained through large deductibles have grown quickly.

Putting a Cap on Physician Dispensing

States are increasing regulation to limit physician distributed prescriptions.

Legal Spotlight

A look at the latest decisions impacting the industry.

Out of the Shadows

Understanding the culture of your foreign-born workers will greatly improve your safety efforts.

Preaching to the Choir

There’s no way that a man of the cloth would lie about an injury, right?

No Way Out

A dream risk management team for a national retailer is not as prepared for the impact of the Affordable Care Act as they thought.

The Mental Health Piece

Workers’ comp needs a more focused approach to mental health issues.

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