Mesa, AZ – ManageWare recently announced it has closed its initial round of strategic funding. The new investment comes from private strategic investors with experience in the healthcare marketplace. The transaction was brokered by consulting firm Cool Cat Technologies (CCTech). The initial investment will support the company’s national expansion, business development, compliance, and provider connectivity… [Read more]
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Tower MSA Partners Completes SOC 2 Type II Audit
Delray Beach, FL – Medicare Set-Aside and Medicare Secondary Payer compliance services provider Tower MSA Partners recently announced it has completed its SOC 2 Type II audit. The SOC 2 Type II audit reports on a service organization’s non-financial reporting controls and processes as they relate to the Trust Services Criteria developed by the American… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Announces Major Victory in Air Ambulance Pricing Issue
Austin, TX – The Supreme Court of the United States announced on April 26 that it will let stand a 2020 decision by the Supreme Court of Texas that limits workers’ compensation air ambulance payments to what is “fair and reasonable.” Texas Mutual has been opposing the drastic increase in air ambulance prices since 2012… [Read more]
Josephine Copeland Joins Sedgwick as SVP of Managed Care Product Design and Strategy
Memphis, TN – Sedgwick recently announced that Josephine Copeland has joined the company’s managed care division as senior vice president of product design and strategy. Copeland brings to Sedgwick over 20 years of industry experience. In her new role, she will lead Sedgwick’s efforts to develop innovative, state-of-the-art managed care and medical cost containment solutions… [Read more]
NYS WCB Partners with NY State Bar Association on Free Legal Services for Injured Workers
Albany, NY – The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has launched its first-ever legal assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment, the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP). Now, injured workers can complete a simple online form maintained by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to directly request a match to… [Read more]
Safety National Webinar: The Road to Recovery: Managing Catastrophic Claims with Care
St. Louis, MO – Safety National recently announced a new complimentary webinar, noting that catastrophic claims are not only complex, but often involve high-profile cases requiring particular sensitivity. Additionally, these claims involve long-term care considerations, like home modifications and additional medical needs. So how are these claim costs managed while prioritizing the care of the… [Read more]
TDI-DWC Announces In-Person Contested Case Hearings to Resume in August
Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently announced that has been monitoring the latest developments related to COVID-19. Due to increasing vaccine availability and ongoing safety improvements to field offices, DWC has determined that in-person contested case hearings will resume Monday, August 2, 2021. DWC encouraged all system… [Read more]
WCRI: CA Total Workers’ Compensation Claim Costs Mostly Stable Since 2010
Cambridge, MA – Total costs per claim with more than seven days of lost time in California have been mostly stable since 2010, according to a study published by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). In 2019, the most recent year of the study period, total costs per claim increased moderately. “The increase in total… [Read more]
New WCRI CompScope Studies Compare Costs and Trends in 18 State Workers’ Comp Systems
Cambridge, MA – The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently released the 21st Edition of its CompScope™ Benchmarks study series, which provides in-depth analysis of costs per claim and other performance metrics across 18 state workers’ compensation systems for claims with experience through March 2020 for injuries up to and including 2019. “The CompScope™ studies… [Read more]
Matrix and TRISTAR Announce Strategic Partnership
Phoenix, AZ -(BusinessWire)- Matrix Absence Management (Matrix) and TRISTAR Insurance Group (TRISTAR) recently announced their intent to enter a strategic partnership to develop enhanced commercial and workers’ compensation services and build an integrated total absence platform for employers of all sizes. Under the partnership, Matrix commercial and workers’ compensation TPA business, which operates as Matrix… [Read more]