Study: Use of Physician Networks in California Workers’ Comp at Record High November 29, 2011 A California Workers’ Compensation Institute study released on Tuesday shows the use of network physicians to provide medical care to...
Workers’ Compensation System’s ‘Elephant in the Room’ November 29, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The state-based workers’ compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the...
Montana State Fund Issues $6 Million Dividend November 28, 2011 Montana State Fund says its workers’ compensation insurance policyholders will be getting a $6 million dividend. The board of directors...
Ohio Businesses Awarded More Than $273K for Workplace Safety November 23, 2011 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded 13 businesses safety intervention grants totaling more than $273,000 during October to...
Doctors Continue to Work While Under Investigation in Louisiana November 22, 2011 Four Louisiana physicians wrote hundreds of bogus prescriptions that powered multimillion-dollar health-care frauds in the Baton Rouge area, according to...
Kentucky Contractors Self-Insurance Fund Pays out Millions in Dividends November 21, 2011 General contractors in Kentucky who purchase their workers’ compensation insurance through an industry-run risk pool are slated to see millions...
Zurich, Patriot National Ink Deal to Provide Workers’ Comp November 21, 2011 By Michael Adams A Florida workers’ compensation insurer has reached a deal with a California company to underwrite its workers’ compensation policies through...
Ohio Rolls Out Rating Plan Aimed at Increasing Return to Work Rates November 21, 2011 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has introduced a new rating plan that encourages employers to maintain safe workplaces...
California’s State Fund Names Welsh Chief for Workplace Safety November 18, 2011 California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund on Friday named Len Welsh head of workplace safety. Welsh is charged with directing State...
Fast Growth in Price for Non-hospital Services in Indiana Work Comp November 17, 2011 The price for non-hospital services in Indiana’s workers’ compensation system in 2010 was the third highest of the 25 states...