...comp system. This bill would allow employers to become a "qualified compensation alternative employer." Employers opting for this alternative would be required to adopt written plans that provide no-fault benefits...
In late August, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) published a One-Year Checkup on the California Formulary, an early assessment of the California workers’ comp formulary’s impact on actual...
...general inflation rate increased by a modest 6% over 2021. Year Over Year: Dec 2021 – Dec 2022 6.25% - General inflation rate 81.8% - Healthcare inflation rate Historically, healthcare...
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) released a report that details declines in opioid dependency within their workers' compensation system. The BWC attributed these drops to the success of various efforts...
...level of small molecule generic introductions over the past five years, indicating that more biosimilars may soon be coming down the drug development pipeline. And on the subject of drug...
...of Clinical Services, Silvia Sacalis, BS, PharmD. Learn about her passion for advocating on behalf of patients, what drives her, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3xoEzmw0tc Connect with Healthesystems on LinkedIn or Facebook to view more videos...
...year 2024, medical equipment represented 8.3% of total workers’ comp medical spending, with cost share by jurisdiction ranging from 4.1% to 12.8%. Across workers’ comp medical spending, supplies made up...
...the factors to real-life circumstances The department encourages all interested parties to submit comments on the proposed rule, which has a 60-day comment period that closes at 11:59 p.m. ET...
...it “remains to be seen” how the drug will work when taking into account comorbidities common in workers comp, drug interactions with other drugs patients may be taking, and other...
...latest heat-related developments in workers’ comp. New Reports Bring New Insights Several new reports on workers and extreme heat were published in 2024, with each offering new insights. In May,...
...recall included several compounded opioid products, including various lots of fentanyl, morphine, and hydromorphone compounds, along with certain lots of benzodiazepine compounds that included midazolam. The expanded recall now includes...
...of an evidence-based drug formulary for workers’ compensation claims. The bill prohibits workers’ compensation and occupational disease compensation reimbursements for drugs specified as “not recommended” in the Official Disability Guidelines...
Two companion bills, New Jersey S3984 and New Jersey A1023, were introduced, which would require workers’ comp, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis under certain...
On June 24th, Healthesystems attended the Washington’s Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee’s (WCAC) quarterly meeting, which focused on the rise in long-term disability claims. Factors contributing to long-term disability claims include...
