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New Study Finds Big Drop in Injury Rate When Mandated Nurse Staff Ratios Used.
NCCI Posts Updated Experience Rating Report.
AK: WCB to Discuss Medical Fees, Evidence-Based Medicine at Oct. 2-3 Meeting.
CA: Governor Signs AB 809 to Streamline Telehealth.
CA: DWC Posts Assignment of MPN ID Numbers, Updated Forms.
CA: DWC Posts Changes to Hospital Outpatient/ASC Fee Schedule.
CA: WCIRB Classification & Rating Committee Posts Oct. 7 Meeting Agenda.
CA: WCIRB Posts 2015 Manuals and Plans.
CA: Court Rules Sacramento Bee Misclassified Newspaper Carriers.
CA: $250M Earthquake Cat Bond Completed for SCIF.
CA: SCIF Appoints Guastamachio as Chief Financial Officer.
CA: Governor Signs AB 1897 to Protect Temporary Workers.
CO: Governor Appoints McColm to Special Funds Board for WC Self Insurers.
FL: DWC Submits Notice of Change re FL WC Reimbursement Manual for Hospitals.
FL: DWC Posts Proposed Rule Change re LLCs.
GA: High Court Denies Death Benefits to Mother, Finds No Dependency.
IL: IWCC Says 2015 Fee Schedule Rates to Increase 1.70 Percent.
IA: Godfrey Seeks to Remove Governor’s Lawyers in Discrimination Suit.
KS: NCCI Explains 10.4 Percent Decrease in Loss Cost Filing.
MD: Baltimore Inspector Targets Workers Comp, Disability Fraud by Police, Firefighters.
NV: Reno Has $38M Unfunded Workers Compensation Liability.
NH: NCCI Explains 5.9 Percent Decrease in Loss Cost Filing.
NH: Insurance Commissioner Leads Workers Compensation Commission.
NM: Poll Shows Support to Cut WC Benefits When Worker Intoxicated.
OH: BWC Proposes 9.1 Reduction in Public Employer Rates.
OH: BWC OK’s $1B in Rebates; Employers to Receive Checks in October.
OK: WCC Posts New Maximum/Minimum Workers Comp Benefit Rates.
OK: Workers Comp Loss Costs to Decrease Second Year in a Row.
OR: WCD Posts Adjustments to Hospital Fee Schedule.
OR: Home Health Care Worker’s Employment Broader Than Approved Task List.
OR: Worker Files Comp Claim After Finding Noose in Work Station.
PA: WCRI Says Prices for Physician-Dispensed Drugs Continue to Grow Rapidly.
SC: WCC Approves Applications to Self-Insure 30 Prospective Members of 3 Funds.
TN: NCCI Explains 9.6 Percent Decrease in Loss Cost Filing.
TX: Newspaper Examines Dangers of Oil Field Work.
TX: TDI Posts NCCI Experience Rating Plan Rule Petition and Notice of Hearing.
TX: DWC Explains Federal Reclassification of Hydrocodone Combination Drugs.
TX: Texas Mutual Reports Increase in MVAs Due to Fracking Boom.
VT: Dept of Labor Proposes Rules Re: Penalties, Fines, Work Stop Orders.
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