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An exploratory program may help identify answers for some of the thorny issues surrounding medical marijuana in workers’ comp.
Liberty Mutual’s claims management framework can help businesses tackle challenges as they come, including medical marijuana.
Liberty Mutual appears to be the first carrier to create a workflow process for evaluating medical marijuana expense reimbursement requests.
A growing number of industry stakeholders are keeping an open mind about reimbursing claims for the medical use of cannabis.
Bills in the state’s House and Senate would free payers from any obligation to reimburse for medical marijuana.
Despite ongoing controversy, the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is attempting to provide reimbursement guidance on medical marijuana.
This year’s NWCDC will present a panel of experts discussing the nuances of current marijuana laws and what employers need to do to best manage risks and claims.
Until the marijuana industry is federally decriminalized, banks and most insurers will remain on the sidelines.
Doctors are achieving solid outcomes in transitioning opioid patients to medical marijuana, but lack of research and regulation on dosage still poses challenges for comp.
Some doctors are turning to marijuana when opioids fail to ease patient pain. And courts say the treatment is reasonable under workers’ comp.
Some evidence indicates medical marijuana may be useful to treat pain, but the workers’ comp system is not yet equipped to handle the issue on a large-scale basis.
The surprising findings of a recent study challenge common assumptions about workers’ comp outcomes — and reveal the true extent of biopsychosocial factors’ influence.
From talent shortages to increasingly complex claims, these are the most pressing challenges for the workers’ comp industry, according to a recent Risk & Insurance survey of its stakeholders.
A look at the latest legal filings and their potential impact on the insurance industry.
How has the workers’ compensation industry evolved over the past decade? The Rising Medical Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study answers this question by reviewing the industry’s overall adoption of new technologies, as well as its struggles with the current talent shortage.
As more states legalize marijuana, the question of when and how employers should screen for impairment becomes more pressing.
This National Comp 2023 session looks to reflect on the most prominent workers’ comp medical trends of today.
When it comes to cannabis in the workplace, muddy policy is leaving comp in the lurch.
In the wake of the post-pandemic Great Resignation, as millions of American workers consider quitting their jobs, employers face the dual challenge of retaining talent and ensuring workplace safety.
As cannabis legalization spreads in the U.S., many employers are grappling with the question of how to keep their worksites safe.
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