...following federal workers’ comp programs: The Division of Federal Employees Compensation (DFEC) The Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC) The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) The...
...in workers’ comp present concerns for both their therapeutic appropriateness and cost. Let’s look at the different types of topical medications and their cost and efficacy considerations in workers’ comp....
...Comp The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that degenerative comorbid conditions are present in 18.7% of workers’ comp claims. This includes: Osteoarthritis, found in 9.7% of claims Spondylosis (with...
...has created a host of problems in regulating medical marijuana use, which impacts workers’ compensation as some states require workers’ comp payers to reimburse medical marijuana on certain claims. WorkersCompensation.com...
...that straightforward decisions don’t compete with more complex ones for attention. In effective pharmacy workflows, automated rules are applied to check for claim validity, state rules, payer policy, formulary alignment,...
...THC or a THC analog, with a THC blood level in excess of 20 nanogram/ml. Furthermore, the bill notes that when testing for marijuana use, a blood test shall be...
...changing from Independent to Republican (AK). At the federal level, Democrats now control the U.S. House of Representatives. Click here to learn what other regulatory trends could impact workers’ comp....
...challenges, there is one asset that can perhaps be leveraged more optimally as a mitigator of claim complexity – the injured worker patient. Even as workers’ compensation programs have been...
...this population, along with patient-level factors associated with persistent opioid use. The study examined 9,596 workers’ comp claimants in the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company in Maryland who initially filled at...
...sweating mechanism fails. In workers’ compensation, heat-related illnesses are prevalent. A study by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs compared records from more than 11 million California workers’ comp...
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...or insufficiently individualized decisions, particularly in health and workers’ compensation cases. Committee amendments removed the term “algorithm” to clarify that the bill targets claim decision-making rather than underwriting or general...
...in these states even market aggressively to specific occupation types, like first responders. The Injured Worker’s Role in Their Care Patients as a stakeholder hold the greatest individual level of...
...has been introduced, which would limit the presumptions only to first responders, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency dispatchers, and other persons certified to provide medical care...
New York has pre-filed Senate Bill 495, which proposes legalizing medical psilocybin use under strict conditions. Administration would occur in clinical settings or at home under certified facilitators, who must...
