
Question: If a self-insured group goes bankrupt, must all members shoulder a similar share of the unpaid workers’ compensation claims and other debt?
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The California Supreme Court ruled that workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for disputes arising out of the utilization review process, and suggested that lawmakers evaluate whether
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Current federal guidelines discourage the use of opioids for treating acute pain beyond three to seven days. But what if the guidelines were more specific,
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In what’s being described as a first-of-its-kind move against doctors suspected of illegally prescribing opioids, temporary restraining orders were issued that forbid two Ohio doctors
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' seminal holding that the right to workers’ compensation benefits is statutory and not vested until reduced to a final
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New Jersey will apparently become the first state to mandate electronic medical billing that will not use the model rule instituted by the International Association of
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ORLANDO, Florida — State regulators and stakeholders are gearing up for a busy fall and spring, thanks in part to court rulings that have forced changes in
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed reducing its manufacturing quota for opioid medications for the third year in a row, a move that some
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ORLANDO, Florida — If you thought Medicare set-asides and secondary-payer compliance were fun, the party’s only just begun.
David Farber
States across the
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation, which promised to enforce its qualified medical evaluator rules as written earlier this year to settle a lawsuit, is
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Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago for an Appreciation Happy Hour in Oak Brook, IL. Th …
Jul 30, 2026
Celebrate the season with AWCP’s Summer Fun on the River, an evening of great company, waterfront …
Aug 4, 2026
Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago (CAGC) for a day of golf, networking, and fun at Th …