Posts Tagged “Workers Compensation”
ShowHide CommentaryWorkers’ Compensation and Medicare
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Many states have created workers’ compensation fee schedules based on Medicare reimbursement for physicians. Doing so can create traps if the frequent changes in the Medicare payment mechanisms are not carefully followed. A new NCCI report examines these issues.
Tags: Medicare, Workers Compensation
Older Employees and Workers’ Compensation
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
While employees over 65 are a very small part of the work force, their numbers are growing and the recession likely will keep people working longer. These employees have some different characteristics in regard to workers’ compensation claims, according to a new NCCI report.
A Few Physicians Account for a Lot of Workers’ Comp Spending
by Kevin Roche on Friday, January 15, 2010
Health care costs account for over half of workers’ compensation spending. More attention is being given to drivers of this spending and a new study identifies a small group of physicians as responsible for a huge amount of the cost.
Tags: Physicians, Workers Compensation
How Many Work-Related Injuries Are There?
by Kevin Roche on Friday, December 11, 2009
The GAO looks at OSHA’s auditing of workplace injury reporting and finds that there may be under-reporting. To the extent this is true, the very real and significant decline in workers compensation claims may be reversed, making medical management efforts even more important.
Tags: Workers Compensation
New NCCI Report on Effect of Increasing Workers’ Comp Benefits
by Kevin Roche on Friday, December 4, 2009
An NCCI report indicates that increasing time-off benefits in workers’ compensation insurance results in employees staying off the job for a longer period of time, incurring higher work comp costs for employers.
Tags: Workers Compensation
Workers’ Comp Health Costs
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Researchers at the University of California suggest that if workers’ compensation medical care were moved to general health insurance, the administrative savings would pay for expanded access in reform bills.
Tags: Workers Compensation, Workplace
More Evidence on Obesity’s Cost
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Overweight people are getting blamed for everything, including more workers’ compensation costs.
Tags: Wellness and Prevention, Workers Compensation, Workplace
California Workers’ Compensation Rate Proposals
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Earlier this year the California Department of Insurance was asked to allow a greater than 20% increase in workers’ compensation premiums. The Department’s response provides some interesting observations on the state of workers’ compensation medical cost control efforts.
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