Editor's Forum

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the California WCIRB’s recent release of its 2018 State of the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance System Report, which examines the cost of workers’ comp insurance based on premiums paid by insured employers, illustrates how premium dollars are distributed among system components, details key cost drivers, and provides a summary of… [Read more]

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In today’s issue of WorkCompRecap we announce a new leader, and the publishing of their new post in WorkCompWire’s exclusive “Leaders Speak” section, which features leaders from the Workers’ Compensation Industry, and focuses on issues that are timely, relevant, and thought provoking. Are you ready?? Find out who our new featured leader is right now… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new edition of NCCI’s Quarterly Economics Briefing, which examines the current state of the economy and the implications for workers’ comp insurance. Key findings from this edition included that employment growth in 2017 and projected growth for 2018 are holding at just under 2%, and the… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Workers’ comp drugs – its NOT about the cost Managed Care Matters Rumor Has It…Formal Review Program for Liability/No Fault MSAs Is on Hold… MEDVAL Blog What Is A Workers’ Comp Vocational Consultant? ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features CompPharma’s release of its 15th Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Compensation, which found that that pharmacy costs in workers’ comp have decreased by $1.1 billion during the past eight years. Joe Paduda, president of CompPharma, noted that pharmacy is no longer fastest-growing segment of work comp medical… [Read more]

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Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new whitepaper from Ametros that examines the benefits of settling a workers’ compensation claim with a structured settlement and then combining that with having a third-party manage the injured person’s settlement or MSA funds afterward. The paper features a case study that examines two scenarios for… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the continuation of our “Leaders Speak” series with another installment from MaryRose Cusimano-Reaston, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer at Emerge Diagnostics. Read MaryRose’s new article at WorkCompWire by clicking here! If you missed MaryRose’s first post, “How Telemedicine Leads to Dramatically Better Outcomes, Cost Savings”, you can read it by… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 3 Critical Steps Claims Organizations Need to Take Now Risk & Insurance Robots Portend Grim Future for Working Class: Viewpoint Insurance Journal 4 Strategies to Dispute a Workers’ Compensation Claim ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside news… [Read more]