A new drug study by PMSI provides significant insight into the key drivers of price, utilization, and drug mix across the top medication classes used in the treatment of injured workers nationwide....
Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, Medicare is always secondary to workers’ compensation and other insurance such as no-fault and liability insurance. ...
The lingering effects of a deep economic recession have had a significant impact on the workers’ compensation insurance market over the past many months. ...
Chronic pain is one of the most common, costly, and challenging issues that workers’ compensation payers face. The toll it can take on the life of the injured individual is just as dramatic, and costly, on a personal level....
The continued existence of the Coalition of Insurance Fraud organization appears secure....
Good news in today’s economy is welcome in almost any form. Some days, just maintaining the status quo is a reason to cheer. ...
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Statute has had a long and storied history since it first appeared in 1935....
Our cover story and several companion articles this month focus on Florida’s workers’ compensation system. ...
With workers’ compensation rates under control (or, depending on your perspective, underpriced), there is an opportunity to examine other components of this complex market....
In December, Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw convened and facilitated a discussion on the potential creation of an advisory board to help improve the state’s workers’ compensation process....
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