Industry Insights
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Paduda: Cost Doesn't Equal Quality | 05/02/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In the ever-changing world of health care economics, one thing is becoming more of a norm: high hospital costs. Crazy facility fees coupled with hospital/health system consolidation are leading to higher prices for payers. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: How to Sue Yourself and Win | 05/01/2024 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: UT | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The American horror film “Split,” directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a psychological thriller that centers on a bizarre antagonist with 23 separate personalities. Without spoiling the plot, suffice it to say that it focuses on the fact that there is something to the adage “mind ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: May Day in the Golden State | 04/30/2024 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| May 1, also known as May Day, is globally recognized as International Workers' Day. Observed in more than 100 nations, it honors the achievements and challenges faced by workers. Originating in the United States, though not officially acknowledged as a holiday, May Day...Read More | |||
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Langham: Uniformity in Regulations | 04/25/2024 | |
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| By: Judge David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| On April 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/HB 433. That designation, as we have noted previously, has meaning. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Expanding the Good-Faith Personnel Action Defense | 04/24/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Defendants can use a successful good-faith personnel action defense to fight compensability of body parts that emanated from an alleged psychological injury, thanks to a 2012 published decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Reciprocity Adds Authority | 04/23/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A recent question on workers' compensation adjuster licenses was emailed to me two weeks ago: ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: Sedgwick Tries PPO Discount for Med-Legal (Again) | 04/19/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| We’ll say it as often as we have to: Preferred provider organization discounts do not apply to bills for medical-legal services. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: More Policy Exclusions Would Reduce Losses | 04/18/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Insurance carriers could be saving millions of dollars by properly using exclusions to bar coverage for staffing agencies, thanks to a published decision from 2019. ...Read More | |||
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Phillips: It's All Settled | 04/17/2024 | |
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| By: Judge Allen Phillips | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| One of the goals of the 2013 Reform Act was an efficient and timely system for resolution of claims. Settlement by agreement furthers that goal by getting employees their benefits more quickly and by allowing employers to avoid undue litigation expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Public Benefit Rules Have Changed, but It Might Not Make a Difference | 04/12/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In July 2022, I alerted readers about a new Medi-Cal eligibility law, California Welfare and Institutions Code §14005.62, which removed the asset limit test. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there is no asset limit. ...Read More | |||
