by Kelia Scott | Apr 25, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Coventry has released Part 1 of their “2017 Drug Trends Series”, giving an overview of pharmacy activity for the year based on transactions billed through their PBM Program First Script, and transactions from medical bill review. They reported another drop in opioid...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 23, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The outlet Reveal from The Center for Investigate Reporting published an article alleging that Tesla failed to report some serious injuries at their plant in California, and puts a priority on production rather than safety. In 2015 Tesla reported a total injury rate...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 12, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
California may lower workers’ compensation pure premium rates for the seventh time in a row. The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s (WCRIB) governing committee submitted a mid-year pure premium rate that is 7.2 percent lower than the approved...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 11, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A three-member panel in Florida approved new reimbursement rates for medical providers, hospitals and ambulatory care centers that, if approved by the Florida Legislature, would add $144 million to the state’s workers’ comp costs. This approval is not a given...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 11, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released their annual “Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Containment” study which provides an inventory of all the cost containment initiatives taken by the states and the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act and the...
