Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features some M&A news with the announcement from Agile Occupational Medicine that it has Merged with Pinnacle HealthCare, creating the fourth-largest occupational medical group in California. The combined practices provide 14 clinics throughout California and Yuma, Arizona. Ernesto Alvero, PA, former CEO of Pinnacle will become Senior VP of Clinic Operations for Agile. Find out more…
Also in the news today is NCCI’s recent announcement that a milestone year for the workers compensation system has started as the National Council on Compensation Insurance launches its 100th anniversary celebration. NCCI was created in 1923 to foster a healthy, stable market for workers’ compensation, and has been through 17 recessions, one world war, and a four-fold expansion of the US workforce, now 165 million workers strong. NCCI has launched a special section on its website that shares its perspective on the past 100 years. Find out more…