The White House announced plans to make COVID-19 boosters available for all adults starting the week of September 20th. Boosters could only be administered eight months after an individual’s second...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. workforce has experienced serious disruption, from the Great Resignation to Quiet Quitting, and evolving labor policy for gig workers. For the...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new set of reports that explore medical payment trends in 18 state workers’ comp systems, analyzing the impact of legislative and regulatory...
Business Insurance recently published an article on how diabetes can complicate workers’ comp claims and injured worker recovery. Diabetes can drastically alter the way a person heals and create complications...
May 31st: WCIRB Issues Updated Report with May Data The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) of California published a new report evaluating the potential workers’ compensation claims costs arising...
...rate from 2006-2017.2 This trend is so prevalent that workers’ comp professionals in managed care are now focusing more attention to other matters. According to a 2020 workers’ comp industry...
Three members of Healthesystems’ executive leadership recently shared their thoughts and expertise on major topics of interest to the workers’ comp industry. Kristine Kennedy, SVP, Product Strategy and Innovation, was...
...be the result of a work-related event or cumulative work-related stress that is extraordinary and unusual in comparison to pressures and tensions experienced by the average employee across all occupations....
...had prescription drugs, compared to 26.8% nationwide. However, median payments for brand drugs were slightly higher in South Dakota at $478, compared to $477 nationwide. As for generics, South Dakota...
...BAM POW their way through workers’ comp claims. Stop by Booth #921 to learn about our comprehensive solutions that help simplify the management of workers’ comp pharmacy service and ancillary...
