An amended version of a bill that would create a statewide medical provider network would require the California Division of Workers’ Compensation to implement the
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The Alaska Supreme Court upheld an award of payment to a provider for services it rendered to a state worker before the employer filed a retroactive controversion
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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that took effect immediately and for the first time allows injured workers to receive lump-sum settlement payments.
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Workers’ compensation defense firm Wintersteen Casarez announced that Randy Pollak will lead its Southern California market as managing attorney of its Los Angeles office.
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge issued an award of costs and fees that was too low to
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published updated cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate how much hospitals are owed for treating injured workers.
Hospital reimbursement is calculated
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule
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The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. May 11 to discuss proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in limiting an injured worker’s temporary total disability benefits because he was earning wages
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A welder from Sacramento was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly misrepresenting symptoms of a head injury, the California Department
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