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Advocacy & Compliance

Healthesystems’ Advocacy & Compliance experts are essential in the management of pharmacy and ancillary benefits for our clients. By tracking and influencing regulatory activity, our team stays ahead of evolving trends and identifies opportunities to advocate on behalf of our clients, their injured workers, and the broader industry.

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The Advocacy &  Compliance Team

Monitors and reports on proposed and pending regulatory changes that impact workers' comp, helping shape effective program strategies

Advocates for fair and balanced public policy through proactive engagement with regulators, customers, and other stakeholders throughout the rulemaking lifecycle

Supports operational compliance by providing guidance to internal stakeholders and external partners during the implementation of new regulatory changes

Regulatory Recap

A weekly e-newsletter informed by the Advocacy & Compliance team to help keep our clients and industry contacts in the know on the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers’ comp.

Kansas Introduces Provider Choice Bill

Injured workers would be allowed to select their provider, and language allowing regulators to select new providers would be removed.

February 10, 2025

Alternative Therapy

New Mexico, New York, & Oregon Consider Chiropractor and Acupuncturist Bills

These bills would grant more authority to these practitioners, in one case letting them prescribe and administer prescription drugs.

February 10, 2025

WCRI Reports on Changes in The Medical Workforce

The provider shortage increased during the pandemic, but a shift to advanced practitioners saw minimal impacts to claims costs and other metrics.

February 3, 2025

Ketamine Therapy Bills in Hawaii, Missouri, & Texas

Hawaii considers partial coverage, Missouri wants stricter guidelines, & Texas proposes a grant program for military and first responders.

February 3, 2025

Florida Bills Could Clarify Heart Disease Presumption for First Responders

Statutes from 1965 did not define what constitutes “heart disease” and these new bills would provide definitions that expand the presumption.

February 3, 2025

Marijuana Bills in Massachusetts, Nebraska, and South Dakota

Massachusetts is considering reimbursement, Nebraska works on medical use, and South Dakota considers revoking medical use.

February 3, 2025

NCCI Publishes Labor Market Insight Report

The report covers trend in employment growth, wages, and sectors most impacted.

January 27, 2025

WCRI Explores the Lifecycle of Claims in New York

The study examines overall claim cost, timing of key indemnity payments, and other system performance indicators.

January 27, 2025

Mental Health Presumptions

New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington Propose Updates to PTSD Presumptions

The updates vary across each state and for different occupations, but the trend of more PTSD presumptions around the country continues.

January 27, 2025

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Further resources you may be interested in

Additional articles and updates from Healthesystems related to policy shaping workers’ comp.

Live Better, Heal Better: Employee Wellness in Workers' Comp

How comorbidities, fatigue, and mental health impact claims management.

Texas Reminds Providers Certain Exams Must Be Done in Person

Maximum medical improvement (MME) and impairment rating (IR) evaluations cannot be done remotely.

Remdesivir a Potential Treatment for COVID-19?

The FDA allows emergency use in response to positive trials, but more research is needed.

State of the States

A roundup of regulatory activity around the country

IQVIA Reports on Healthcare Shifts in the COVID-19 Era

A new study explores patients’ use of health services, the impact on medicine use, research activity, and more.

California Executive Order Greatly Expands COVID-19 Presumption

Many states expanded workers’ comp for COVID-19, but California casts a wider net.

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