WCB Adopts Emergency Telemedicine Rules
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced emergency rules allowing telemedicine in some circumstances that will be in effect for the next three months.
The board on Tuesday said it adopted…
Rating Bureau Proposes 2.7% Increase
The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts is recommending a 2.7% increase in average rates effective July 1.
The recommendation includes a projected 2% annual increase in indemnity benefits, a…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request to Expand Claim
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her request to expand the scope of one claim and upheld the denial of…
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the physician services and non-physician practitioner services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare.
The…
CWCI: Omicron Drives 172% Increase in December COVID Claims
The omicron variant drove a one-month 172% increase in COVID-19 claims in December that eclipsed the summer peak during the delta surge in August, according to the latest analysis by…