...complex claims Workers’ comp litigation New workplace safety challenges Comorbidities and poor worker health Insurance industry labor shortage Increasing regulation and expanding coverage requirements Outdated technology and insufficient technology support...
...workers’ comp insurance. Senate Bill 338 would require the provision of workers’ comp insurance coverage for the employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors. House Bill 875 would require...
...more Operational and infrastructure priorities Medical management program priorities Injured worker recovery Claims complexities and management Technological advances And more Click here to take the Workers’ Comp Industry Insights Survey....
...work and in discomfort, pain, or worse, injured workers must navigate the often-complicated workers’ comp system that handles their care. If they don’t have enough guidance, figuring out this complex...
...of worker classification is crucial because employees are entitled to benefits such as workers’ comp, minimum wage, unemployment insurance, and more, while independent contractors are not. There has been much...
...allow the Department to utilize electronic communications, if the agency first provides recipients the option of receiving communications via a non-electronic method. The bill has unanimously passed both the House...
...industry responded to this survey. These stakeholders shared their opinions on: Industry disruptors Communication barriers Recovery barriers Visibility Warning signs COVID-19 challenges Technologies Claim complexities The 2021 Workers’ Comp Industry...
...the impact of comorbidities has been well documented, including findings that claims with comorbidities have medical costs that are double those of similar claims without a comorbidity diagnosis.3 Comorbidities and...
...functional outcomes by payor type. The report found that psychosocial risks were common among workers’ comp patients with knee and shoulder injuries. Among shoulder patients, 46% reported high levels of...
...insurance and legal proceedings. As these guides are key to rating and establishing impairment across healthcare and in workers’ comp, understanding changes to these guides is important for workers’ comp...
...safety test results and other critical information with the U.S. government The Department of Commerce will develop standards and best practices for detecting AI-generated content and authenticating official content to...
...testing has seen increases in marijuana use. Quest Diagnostics, an organization that manages millions of workplace drug tests for employers, issued a new report in June that analyzed over 9...
Quest Diagnostics, an organization that manages millions of workplace drug tests for employers, released initial findings from their 2022 Drug Testing Index, which is based on over 11 million urine,...
Healthesystems’ VP of State & Industry Affairs comments on regulatory activity across the country Federal Uncertainties Create Potential Impacts for Workers’ Comp With a new administration in the White House,...
...meeting on October 23, 2025. For ongoing coverage of the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers' comp, visit the Healthesystems Advocacy & Compliance page for our weekly Regulatory Recap....
