Oklahoma City, OK – Attorney General John O’Connor recently announced another opioid settlement for Oklahoma—this time with three opioid distributors, McKesson, Cardinal, and AmerisourceBergen. The settlement will deliver more than $250 million to Oklahoma to combat the opioid epidemic that has deeply impacted the lives of its four million citizens. “Many Oklahoma families have been… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
Guest Post: Are Claims Leaders Facing a Perfect Storm?
By Tom Warden, Chief Insurance and Science Officer, CLARA Analytics 2022 is off to an exciting start. COVID-19 is waning, but the pandemic’s hangover looks to be long and fraught with surprises. Inflation has hit levels not seen since the 1980s. Individuals and businesses saved much of the money given to them during the pandemic.… [Read more]
FL Governor DeSantis Appoints Three Judges of Compensation Claims
Tallahassee, FL – Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced three appointments to the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims. Jill Jacobs, of Satellite Beach, to serve as a Judge of Compensation Claims Jacobs has served as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Palm Beach since 2015. Previously, she worked in private practice for over… [Read more]
WCRI Study Examines Use and Reimbursement of Telemedicine in Workers’ Comp During Pandemic
Cambridge, MA – Following the substantial increase in the second quarter of 2020 (2020Q2), use of telemedicine decreased starting in 2020Q3 and stabilized in subsequent quarters. According to a new Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) FlashReport, telemedicine’s share of evaluation and management (E&M) services was still higher at 3 percent in 2021Q1 as compared with… [Read more]
Insurity Forms Partnership with ClaimBender
Hartford, CT – Insurity recently announced that it has formed a partnership with ClaimBender™ to reduce workers’ compensation costs for customers through actionable data and analytics. ClaimBender combines a digital safety engagement system that reduces frequency by 50% and a virtual occupational physician service to consult injured workers in the field, keeping 90% of injuries… [Read more]
CLARA Analytics Announces Partnership with AmTrust
Santa Clara, CA – AmTrust Financial Services and CLARA Analytics recently announced their partnership to utilize data and analytics to improve the quality of care provided to injured employees. The joint initiative between AmTrust and CLARA will lead to better medical outcomes for injured employees by matching injured employees with high-quality health care providers to… [Read more]
Idaho Governor and AG Announce $120 Million Opioid Settlement
Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden recently announced the final court approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson. Idaho will receive $119 million. It’s the second largest consumer settlement in state history… [Read more]
WI Grain Milling Company Charged with OSHA Crimes for Causing Worker Deaths
Madison, WI – A federal grand jury in Madison, Wisconsin recently returned an indictment charging a corn milling company, a company vice president, two environmental coordinators and three additional supervisors with crimes related to worker safety, fraud, air pollution and obstruction of justice, the Department of Justice announced. Two former company supervisors previously pleaded guilty… [Read more]
WV Attorney General Morrisey Announces $161.5 Million Opioid Settlement
Charleston, WV – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently announced his Office has reached a $161,531,000 settlement with drug manufacturers Teva and Allergan. Throughout the trial, which began on April 4, the Attorney General and his Office’s lawyers have alleged the manufacturers helped fuel the opioid epidemic in West Virginia by engaging in strategic… [Read more]
Rising Study Webinar: Top 3 Claims Performance Obstacles & Strategies for Overcoming Them
Chicago, IL – Experts from Rising Medical Solutions’ annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study will share the most recent research findings in a free webinar on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Entitled “Three Obstacles to Providing Superior Claims Performance and What Organizations Must Do to Overcome Them,” the webinar will… [Read more]