...the most recent addition to a growing number of states expanding cancer coverage for firefighters in workers’ comp. In April, Montana Senate Bill 160 was signed into law, expanding workers’ comp...
...of years and progressing slowly, requiring life-long monitoring, treatment, and medication, leading to high costs and significant claim complexity. While these types of claims have been present in workers’ comp...
...argued that additional regulations would place unnecessary burdens on stakeholders in the workers' compensation sector, given the existing oversight by the New York Workers' Compensation Board. These new regulations are...
WorkCompWire, an online news service focused on workers’ comp, featured a Partner Post from Healthesystems, which examines how the growth of complex claims requires workers’ comp programs to detect early...
Nevada Senate Bill 317 – which introduces major changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system – has been signed into law by Governor Joe Lombardo. Originally aimed at expanding provider choice,...
...healthy.” Robin Martin, RN, BSN Ancillary Services Manager, Johns Eastern Company, Inc Long-Term Health Complications of COVID-19 Though many individuals who are infected by COVID-19 recover completely within a few...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released their 25th CompScope™ Benchmarks report, analyzing workers’ comp performance in 18 states from 2018 to 2023, with data through March 2024. The annual...
New York Senate Bill 9998 was introduced, which would exclude unpaid student interns from workers’ comp coverage. The bill would not classify these workers are employed or engaged in employment....
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published A Primer on Behavioral Health in Workers’ Comp, which addresses how behavioral health issues can delay a worker’s recovery and return to work,...
...would recognize PTSD as a compensable injury for first responders under workers’ compensation. These bills do not explicitly clarify whether a physical injury is necessary for compensation, but they state...
Business Insurance recently featured a new Comp Spotlight as part of their one-on-one video interview series with workers’ comp and safety experts. The new spotlight features Silvia Sacalis, BS, PharmD,...
...including pharmacy costs, for payers with these claims in their covered populations. According to Healthesystems’ annual survey of workers’ comp stakeholders, slightly more than half of participants said that complex/high-dollar...
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) published its 89th Legislative Biennial Report, offering a comprehensive update on the state’s workers’ comp system, including recommended law changes aimed at enhancing...
