California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law October 2, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation, including bills dealing with COVID-19 and reporting...
Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Have Lower Medical Costs Than Non-Networks September 30, 2020 Texas workers’ compensation claims handled through health care networks have lower medical costs than those managed outside networks, a state...
Worker’s Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2021 September 29, 2020 A proposal for a 1.7% overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021, has been approved...
Report Shows Steep Drop in California Workers’ Comp IMRs in 1st Half Year September 18, 2020 The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes fell sharply in the first half...
Washington Labor Department: Keep Workers’ Comp Rates Steady For 2021 September 15, 2020 Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs Dropping for 8th Straight Year September 9, 2020 Oregon employers on average will pay less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
Washington Extends Relief for Employers Struggling to Pay Workers’ Comp July 29, 2020 The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is again extending the deadline for employers that are finding it difficult...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Looks at Medical Provider Fraud December 4, 2019 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California in a follow-up analysis to its 2018 study that evaluated the potential...
Drop in California Workers’ Comp Opioid Use Reducing Claims $6.5B, Report Shows November 12, 2019 The prevalence of opioids in California workers’ compensation lost-time claims has dropped 51% over the past decade, reducing both average...
Study: 94.1% Approval Rate for California Workers’ Comp Treatment Services October 29, 2019 A new study shows that following the adoption of recent changes to streamline the California workers’ compensation medical review and...