Montpelier, VT – The Chittenden Superior Court has denied Purdue Pharma’s motion to dismiss the State’s case against it. The judge ruled that the State may bring all its claims against Purdue Pharma arising from allegations that it “aggressively and misleadingly marketed opioids such as Oxycontin in Vermont, leading to massive addiction and the resulting… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
Brown & Brown Announces Acquisition of MEDVAL
Daytona Beach, FL – J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) recently announced that The Advocator Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired MEDVAL, LLC. MEDVAL is an industry leader providing a suite of MSP-compliant services, which services incorporate consistent experience in front-line… [Read more]
Montana State Fund Partners with Rising Medical Solutions for Medical Bill Review Services
Chicago, IL – Montana’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, Montana State Fund (MSF), is partnering with Rising Medical Solutions (Rising), a national managed care company, to administer its medical bill repricing and provider payment program. After awarding its program to Rising, the partnership became operational in January of 2019. “Our companies’ shared values around… [Read more]
New WCRI Study: Higher Deductibles in Group Health May Increase Filings for Workers’ Comp
Cambridge, MA – A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) examines whether employees injured at work are more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group health plan has a higher deductible. The study has great relevance since the number of workers in health insurance plans… [Read more]
One Call University Webinar to Cover Combating Growing Challenge of “Diabesity”
Jacksonville, FL – One Call recently announced the latest webinar in its series, with this session focusing on the condition of “Diabesity” (obesity and diabetes combined), which is on the rise. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 from 11am-12pm ET. When this condition is present alongside a workplace injury, it can significantly… [Read more]
One Call Announces New “Pain Pathway” Program for Chronic Pain Management
Jacksonville, FL – One Call recently announced Pain Pathway, a new injury-focused approach to pain management that leads to better patient outcomes. Pain Pathway is the third offering within One Call’s CarePaths platform, which was established to holistically view a patient and coordinate individualized care based on the injury with qualified independent providers. Pain affects… [Read more]
CWCI Schedules 2019 California Workers’ Comp Case Law Seminars
Oakland, CA – The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) recently announced that it will present its 2019 Case Law Seminar on Tuesday, May 7 in Long Beach and Thursday, May 9 in San Francisco. The full-day program will examine how recent trends in decisional law are reshaping California workers’ compensation and discuss appropriate negotiation and… [Read more]
Out Front Ideas Webinar: The Impact of Expanding Leave of Absence Regulations
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark has announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that the leave of absence and job accommodations environment is continuing to evolve with constant changes to laws and regulations, presenting a huge challenge for employers as they strive to balance employee experience and compliance with all… [Read more]
Carisk Partners Collaborates with MDFlow on Case Management System for Workers’ Comp
Miami, FL – Carisk Partners (Carisk), a specialty risk transfer, care coordination company, has selected MDFlow Systems, a premier healthcare information technology (HIT) company with in-depth experience in healthcare software development, to support the Carisk Pathways 2 Recovery (P2R) system, gaining exclusive rights to the customized solution for workers’ compensation. With a fully integrated patient-centered… [Read more]
WCRI Publishes National Inventory of State Policies on Treatment Guidelines and Utilization Management
Cambridge, MA – Evidence-based treatment guidelines are considered to be useful in the delivery of consistent and effective medical care for patients with injuries or conditions. However, there is substantial variation in what treatment guidelines are adopted and how they are implemented in workers’ compensation systems across the country. In a first-of-its-kind survey-based study, the… [Read more]