Quote of the day
“We’re doing our best to not do anything to the market by commenting on the situation.”
—Darryl Ng, CDI spokesman, regarding the financial difficulties at AIG
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Unreasonable Fees
One for Employers: When a medical provider submits a bill that is so outrageous, does one have to take the time to dig up evidence that they are being completely unreasonable? Find out how the court ruled in this most interesting case. Premium subscribers can click here.
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Cap on Chiro and PT Visits Survives
The California Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging the 24-visit cap on chiropractic visits, which leaves the cap intact. That cap, along with other reforms, generated millions in savings, too. Just how much did state and local governments save? See inside.
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Protecting the Evidentiary Record
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is considering new rules governing its operations and participants’ interactions with the Board. Will the proposed changes adequately protect the evidentiary record in workers’ comp cases?
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Watching and Waiting
State regulators say AIG’s fiscal meltdown is their top priority, but they are also being careful not to disrupt the market any further. What is Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner doing? Find out here.
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Quest to Hold Insurer SIUs Accountable
Will employers get a look at the effectiveness of insurer fraud-fighting programs. Find out what the holdups are, in the current issue of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Fraud Commission Adds to Employer Assessment Bill
Employers will pay a little more to keep up the fight against workers’ comp fraud for fiscal year 2009-2010, but not everyone is happy about it. Find how much will be assessed and what the concerns are.
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How High Should It Go?
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau says Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner should raise the pure premium rate by 16%, maybe 19%, but many disagreed. Just how high or low did they say it should go?
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Employers Assessments Increase
Employers got a big assessment bill last year, a hit that gets added to their workers’ comp premiums. This year there are five assessments against employers. Find out where some of those costs might come from, in the current edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Penalty Criteria Established
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision to give guidance to workers’ comp administrative law judges in determining penalties in slow pay/no pay cases. Find the new guidelines inside.
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PUBLIUS: When All Else Fails
In this biting commentary the writers that make Publius great tear into the current workers’ comp ratemaking process, and make an argument for keeping SCIF’s poor expense results in the system. This one is sure to create controversy. All viewers can read this piece by clicking here.
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