San Diego, CA – WCF Mutual Insurance Company and Mitchell recently published a study about the use of opioids by injured workers in workers’ compensation claims in Utah. The results of the study are especially significant for Utah, a state that ranked seventh in drug poisoning deaths between 2013 and 2015 and has been in… [Read more]
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CT Commissioner Approves Decreases in Workers’ Comp Insurance for Sixth Straight Year
Hartford, CT – Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais recently announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) has approved decreases of 2.9 percent to workers compensation pure premium loss costs and a 4.5 percent reduction in rates for assigned risk. These reductions mark a sixth consecutive year drop. “The loss costs and assigned risk rates… [Read more]
OK Workers’ Comp Commission Hires Hammonds Johnson as New General Counsel
Oklahoma City, OK – The Commissioners of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) recently hired Lauren Hammonds Johnson as the agency’s new General Counsel effective November 1st, 2019. The General Counsel will work directly under Commissioners Mark Liotta, Jordan Russell and Megan Tilly. Chairman Liotta said, “Lauren has an impressive array of legal experience from… [Read more]
MN Governor Walz Reappoints Quinn to Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals Vacancy
St. Paul, MN – Governor Tim Walz recently announced the reappointment of Sean M. Quinn as a Judge on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. Judge Quinn was originally appointed to this seat by Governor Dayton in April 2018. “I am honored to reappoint Judge Sean Quinn to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of… [Read more]
WCRI Webinar to Cover Latest Research on Fee Schedules and Medical Prices
Cambridge, MA – WCRI recently announced a new webinar where the various design choices of fee schedule regulations and their impact on variation in medical prices and payments across state workers’ compensation systems will be discussed during a one-hour session on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. ET. “Those who attend this webinar will… [Read more]
Data Dimensions Introduces Agnostic, End-to-End Medical Bill Processing Platform
Janesville, WI – Data Dimensions recently announced the launch of their newest offering, PANOPTIC, a 360-degree processing platform built for the auto casualty and work comp markets. PANOPTIC by Data Dimensions, is the first truly complete, end-to-end processing platform for the auto casualty and workers compensation industries. The platform is completely agnostic, integrating with any… [Read more]
CA DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to OMFS Inpatient Hospital Section
San Francisco, CA – The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently posted an order adjusting the Inpatient Hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to relevant 2019 changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The order is the second Administrative Director order for the 2019… [Read more]
DEA & Partners Collect 883K Pounds of Meds at 18th National Rx Drug Take Back Day
Washington, DC – The US Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced that Americans nationwide have once again shown their strong support for its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off nearly 883,000 pounds of medications during the October 2019 Take Back event. DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 12.7… [Read more]
Kura MD Announces Launch of Commercially Available WC Telehealth Platform
Roseville, CA – Kura MD recently announced the release of the industry’s first commercially available workers’ compensation SaaS telehealth platform (Software-as-a-Service). Kura MD works with Hospitals, Occupational Medicine Providers, and Urgent Care clinics to bring the doctor to the injured worker. Using Kura MD’s Telehealth Platform, a doctor can see the injured worker at the… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Donates $100,000 for Dallas Tornado Recovery
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced a donation of $100,000 to Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), the state’s largest community foundation. Texas Mutual is committed to supporting community resiliency after a natural disaster strikes. The donation, which will go toward CFT’s Dallas Tornado Recovery & Relief Fund, is in response to several… [Read more]