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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. Is Utilization Review Worth It? Risk & Insurance With Government Shut Down, Workers’ Comp Claims in Limbo MPR News New York AG seeks to ramp up fight… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features news on a closely followed piece of legislation that is making its way through California’s Senate. AB378 (Solorio) will make compound medications subject to a fee schedule, and will add pharmacy products to the list of medical services under the physician self-referral law. The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC)… [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. Minnesota Insurance Licensing Activity Frozen as Government Shuts Down Insurance Journal Workers’ comp claims up at L.A. County Probation Department Whittier Daily News Workers’ compensation rates show… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features some new business news, as The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has announced that through its ongoing partnership with EMPLOYERS, it has extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in eight new states. EMPLOYERS offers NFIB members discounted workers’ compensation coverage in 19 states with plans to… [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. Tennessee Workers’ Comp Law on Drug Testing Takes Effect Insurance Journal The Deficit Deal’s Impact on Workers’ Comp Managed Care Matters Rising workers comp rates could herald… [Read more]

Today’s edition of WorkCompRecap features a new report recently released by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) on variations among different states in the use of narcotics for treating injured workers. According to the new study, among the claims studied, there were certain states where patients who began treatment with narcotics were more likely to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features another bill being signed into law. While not as controversial as the one from Illinois, House Bill 440 from Pennsylvania, signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett authorizes insurers, including the State Workers’ Insurance Fund, or SWIF, to voluntarily provide workers’ compensation coverage to sole proprietors, partners in partnerships and… [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. Is Durable Medical Equipment the Next Focus of Cost Containment? Risk & Insurance More West Virginia Counties Join Workers’ Compensation Pool Insurance Journal Trends in Workers’ Compensation… [Read more]

oday’s issue of WorkCompRecap features some acquisition news, as MCMC, LLC has announced its acquisition of Patriot Risk Management, Inc.’s managed care service business. MCMC will be running the managed care service program as Managed Care Risk Services (“MCRS”). Find out more by clicking here. Also in the news today is a new report from… [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. NCCI’s 2011 Annual Statistical Bulletin Now Available NCCI.com Registration Required… Joe Paduda on The Cost of Narcotics in Workers’ Comp Managed Care Matters Billion with a “B”!… [Read more]