On June 18, 2018, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced legislation aimed at reforming the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS)…
Data analytics has become a key driver in the development of business strategy for leading corporations, and workers’ compensation insurers are uniquely positioned to…
Arizona Senate Bill 1100 provides unprecedented opportunities to settle workers' compensation claims in the state.
It is no secret that high Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) allocation amounts can complicate claim settlement.
On March 30, 2018, Kentucky House Bill (HB-2) was signed into law which makes major changes to the Kentucky workers’ compensation statute.
When IAIABC published its newest standard for workers’ compensation EDI data reporting, Release 3.1, one thing was certain—compliance would get a lot more complex.
CMS has announced that its new Workers Compensation Review Contractor, Capitol Bridge, LLC will assume WCRC responsibilities on March 19, 2018. CMS is holding a…
As another new year settles in, we know at least one thing is certain: MSP compliance will continue to present formidable challenges for claims payers.
A growing number of states have chosen to implement a more efficient, paperless claims-reporting process by using the IAIABC workers’ comp EDI Standard for first reports…
In response to CMS awarding the WCRC bid to Capitol Bridge, LLC, KEN Consulting Inc. and Arch System, LLC filed formal bid protests with the Government Accountability…
CMS has announced that it is maintaining the current $750.00 low dollar threshold in 2018 for certain settlement, judgments, awards or other payments.
We discuss some considerations related to marijuana use and employment-related issues, including workers’ compensation.
For years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has refused to consider medical evidence postdating the original submission date of a Workers’…
Today, less than a third of the current insurance workforce is under 35 years old, and it’s predicted that more than a quarter of insurance professionals will be…
The recent passage of Arizona Senate Bill (S.B.) 1332 provides Arizona claims payers with unprecedented opportunity to close out their workers' comp claims.