Alabama Lawmakers Set Minimum PBM Payments to Independent Pharmacies April 10, 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday voted to put new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers in an effort...
Workers’ Compensation Is Doing Well. Is It Time to Worry? January 24, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Although workers’ compensation results remain strong—and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines—worries about continued soft pricing...
States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers’ Comp Medical Costs: WCRI October 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used....
How Prices for Injured Workers’ Medical Professional Care Compare in 35 States: WCRI June 14, 2018 Prices paid for medical professional services vary significantly across states, ranging from 26 percent below the median in Florida to...
Workers’ Compensation Eyes Telemedicine As Treatment Option June 12, 2015 By Denise Johnson Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits...
N.H. Lawmakers Work to Tackle High Workers’ Comp Costs February 23, 2015 By Kathleen Ronayne If a worker in New Hampshire gets hurt on the job, an anesthetic injection can cost $763 under a workers’...
Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs December 23, 2014 By Kathleen Ronayne A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in...
New Hampshire Gov. Hassan Creates Workers’ Compensation Commission September 5, 2014 New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has issued an executive order creating a new commission to recommend ways to reduce the...
Data Show Rising Workers’ Comp Medical Costs in New Hampshire May 22, 2014 In the world of workers’ compensation, the fees charged by the health care community are significantly more expensive on average...