New York, NY – New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announced an historic proposed $26 billion agreement that will help deliver desperately needed relief to communities across New York and the rest of the nation struggling with opioid addiction. The proposed agreement will resolve claims against three of the nation’s largest drug distributors — McKesson… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
MA AG Healey Announces Resolution with Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Crisis
Boston, MA – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced the resolution of her lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will make public tens of millions of documents related to their role in the opioid crisis, and require a payment of more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts… [Read more]
WCRI Study: No Noticeable Pandemic-Related Delay in Medical Treatment for Non-COVID-19 Claims
Cambridge, MA – A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) investigates patterns of medical care access and utilization that are specific to workers’ compensation during the first quarters of 2020 to understand how the timing and delivery of medical treatment were impacted by the pandemic. “In our previous work, we examined the… [Read more]
CWCI: CA Private Self-Insured Indemnity Claim Frequency, Paid & Incurred Losses Spiked in 2020
Oakland, CA – Despite the pandemic-driven recession, workers’ comp claim frequency among California’s private self-insured employers rose in 2020, fueled by a big increase in the incidence of indemnity claims which more than offset a decline in medical-only claim frequency according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) analysis of the initial AY 2020 data… [Read more]
ManageWare and Spear Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership
Mesa, AZ & Corte Madera, CA – ManageWare, LLC and Spear Technologies, Inc. recently announced a strategic relationship to develop real-time integration among the workers’ compensation claims and medical management processes. This type of connected process would significantly benefit workers’ comp claims organizations. “This integration is the solution claims organizations need to get to the… [Read more]
AMA Announces Update to Guidance for Evaluating and Rating Permanent Impairment
Chicago, IL – The 13-member AMA Guides Editorial Panel recently approved and issued the first content updates to the “AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment” since 2008 when the AMA Guides Sixth Edition was originally published. The Panel-approved updates to the mental and behavioral health content reflect current practices and standards. Effective July… [Read more]
Salus Selects Origami Risk for Insurance Technology to Streamline Claims Administration
Nashville, TN – Salus Workers’ Compensation, LLC, a nationwide managing general agent (MGA) and third-party administrator (TPA), has selected Origami Risk’s Insurance Solution Suite for the accelerated implementation of a single platform for claims adjudication, reporting, and delivery of enhanced client services. “During the past several years, Salus has been aggressively pursuing strategic acquisitions, growing… [Read more]
MSPN 2021 Annual Conference Goes Virtual
Baton Rouge, LA – The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network recently announced that the 18th Annual MSPN Educational Conference, The Roaring 20’s: Surviving, Revamping, and Emerging Stronger, will be held virtually, September 29-30, 2021. The National MSP Network is the only national Medicare Secondary Payer organization, and this year’s conference will be the Bee’s Knees.… [Read more]
Paradigm Webinar: The COVID-19 Impact: Exploring Long-Term Effects and Management
Walnut Creek, CA – Paradigm recently announced a new complimentary webinar, noting that as the claims industry looks ahead to evolve past the pandemic and restore a sense of “normalcy,” many questions remain about the novel COVID-19 virus and the long-term implications of the disease. While most individuals who have suffered from COVID-19 recover within… [Read more]
TN BWC Announces Judicial Reappointments to Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nashville, TN – Abbie Hudgens, Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, recently announced that she has reappointed four judges to the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims. They are: Robert Durham, Cookeville; Audrey Headrick, Chattanooga; Amber Luttrell, Jackson; and Dale Tipps, Murfreesboro. “The judges on the Court of Workers’ Compensation play a pivotal role… [Read more]