California Assembly Bill 1048, a bill expanding Explanation of Review disclosure requirements for contract-based workers’ comp medical bill reductions, advanced from the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on...
...too high may reduce potential savings and weaken the fee schedule’s cost-containment goals. The study compares state’s workers’ comp fee schedules to Medicare rates within those state. It also compares...
...This was done by comparing states’ workers’ comp fee schedules to Medicare rates within those states. It also compares fee schedule levels across states for professional services, which account for...
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) recently released the report Study of Chronic Opioid Use and Weaning in California Workers’ Compensation, which analyzes characteristics of injured workers who were chronic...
...work), as compared to 1.8 million men who left the labor force.5 And there is evidence to suggest a good number of those women may not come back to work, such...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published their 2026 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report, which highlights some of the legislative activity shaping workers’ comp this year. The NCCI has...
...negative consequences for reporting an injury Stigma around workers’ comp patients across various stakeholders Plans for self-care Lack of direction from employers and insurers Approximately 25% of patients faced complications...
...root causes Education and Collaboration: Training, regulator led education, and stakeholder collaboration were emphasized as key to reducing operational compliance risk Multi State Claims Complexity: Regulators highlighted ongoing misalignment between...
...and interagency coordination required to scale this infrastructure. Medical cannabis reimbursement remains a complex and evolving issue in workers' comp. Colorado's findings may influence future discussions around treatment options and...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published a new report on Remote Work and Workers Compensation Frequency to assess trends among remote workers. To analyze changes in remote work,...
On October 2nd, Healthesystems attended a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) webinar, which provided key insights into Pennsylvania’s workers’ comp system, compared to other states. Using data from WCRI’s benchmarks...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released the 18th edition of their CompScope Benchmarks, a series of comprehensive reports that examine income benefits, overall medical payments, costs, use of benefits,...
The FDA granted marketing authorization for the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test. The test, authorized for use without a prescription, is for use by individuals experiencing respiratory symptoms...
By Healthesystems It’s no secret that chronic pain is an ongoing problem for injured workers. In our 2020 Workers’ Comp Industry Insights Survey, workers’ comp stakeholders ranked chronic pain as...
