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Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features news coming from the Federal level, as the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced that it passed – with unanimous support – the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act, which “modernizes benefits to reflect the realities of today’s economy”. The committee pointed out that the program… [Read more]

CompLines is a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers, and is served as a tasty side-dish to WorkCompWire News. BrickStreet may Bid for State Workers’ Comp Insurance after all Belleville News Democrat Insurer Wants to Sign 100 Agents in 100 Days Insurance Journal Not All Claims… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features another new report from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), who seem to be on a roll lately! The latest report, “Prescription Benchmarks for Washington”, points out several state policies and programs that may have allowed Washington to keep prescription costs low – 40 percent lower than the median state.… [Read more]

CompLines is a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers, and is served as a tasty side-dish to WorkCompWire News. Five [Illinois] Workers’ Comp Arbitrators Sue Quinn in Effort to Keep Jobs Belleville News Democrat What to Say to Your Neighbor About Workers’ Comp Risk & Insurance… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features an interesting piece of news that comes from a source not often on our radar: the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, which recently announced that its auditors had prevented more than $3.4 million in workers’ compensation overpayments during calendar year 2010. DiNapoli’s auditors serve onsite at… [Read more]

CompLines is a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers, and is served as a tasty side-dish to WorkCompWire News. Injured Wal-Mart worker can pursue retaliation claim: Appeals court Business Insurance Those horrible people at the California State Fund Managed Care Matters Deadline extended for W.Va. Workers’… [Read more]

In today’s issue of WorkCompRecap we announce a new leader, and the publishing of his 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, and what… [Read more]

CompLines is a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers, and is served as a tasty side-dish to WorkCompWire News. Increase Providers’ Understanding to Improve Comp System, Expert Advises Risk & Insurance Prison Clerk’s Lack of Headset Costly to Taxpayers — $128,424 in Medical Bills So Far… [Read more]

Today’s edition of WorkCompRecap features another interesting study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), this time on their analysis of the impact that preauthorization has on medical costs in Workers Comp. The study reviewed the effects of three reforms enacted in Texas in the early 2000’s, which required preauthorization by payers of workers’ comp… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Patriot National Insurance Group’s announcement that it has received a $30 million boost of equity funding from Six Points Investment Partners LLC, a diversified investment group serving the insurance and financial services industries. Chairman and CEO Steven Mariano commented that Patriot National now has “greater financial flexibility to fuel our… [Read more]