
Knee replacement is an increasingly common surgery for treatment of osteoarthritis, but recent research is raising questions about the procedure’s effectiveness in relieving pain and
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Texas is the only state left that still allows insurance carriers to use state-devised classification relativities to determine workers’ compensation rates.
But if the Texas
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The National Council of Insurance Legislators wrapped up 2018 by approving a model law related to physician dispensing and compounded drugs in workers’ compensation, as
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Christine Baker will once again be working for the state of California, albeit in a lesser capacity than the position she abruptly resigned last spring.
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Three years ago, Ohio municipalities warned that a firefighters’ cancer presumption bill would burn a hole in their budgets as workers’ compensation premiums spiked because
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A federal task force has released a draft report on opioids and pain management, recommending an individualized, multifaceted approach to treating pain as well as
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The end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 saw a raft of new workers’ compensation regulations in several states, from formularies in Indiana and
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The laws of the state in which a workers’ compensation claim is filed control whether an injured worker has any standing to bring a negligence claim in
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While Medicare forbids physicians from referring patients to hospitals in which they own a stake, Nebraska’s workers’ compensation regulators have gone in a different direction and lifted
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As the Social Security system moves closer to insolvency, some are predicting that the federal government may take aim this year at the workers’ compensation
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Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago (CAGC) for a day of golf, networking, and fun at Th …
Aug 8, 2026
HIRMA's upcoming Beach Clean Up on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Huntingto …
Aug 9, 2026
Step up to the plate and join Kids’ Chance of Illinois on August 9, 2026, for our “Take Me Out to …