Tina Fey Fined By New York Workers Compensation Board The New York Workers Compensation Board has fined a very unusual company- actually the actress Tina Fey. According to an article in the Smoking Gun, Tina Fey of Saturday Night fame was hit with a $79,000 judgment by the New York
Certificates of Insurance – Delaware Toughens On Improper Use A big change in Certificates of Insurance (Certs) – Delaware recently decided to increase the enforcement of their laws by amending their old laws on improper certificate use. Certs have long been a bane of premium auditors nationwide which has resulted
WC Networks Cost Texas Employers According to WCRI WC Networks Cost employers in Texas. Did Texas make a large inadvertent mistake? WCRI recently completed a study CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Texas 14th Edition,. One of the conclusions of the study was the growth in medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Texas was
Ancient Sumeria Invented Workers Compensation Insurance The origins of Workers Compensation Insurance is much more ancient than in the early 1900’s. I had always thought the beginnings of the WC system involved merchant ships or started in Wisconsin. This article from the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
Paying Supplemental Wages To Injured Employees Analyzed Is Paying Supplemental Wages while injured employee is TTD OK? I was asked this question twice over the last month. This is one of those areas where an employer wants to help an injured employee by paying his/her shortfall while the employee is out
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) The accountable care organizations (ACO) are healthcare organizations characterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for an assigned population of patients. Presenter Partners Healthcare Network – Dr. Chaqutunu There are 18.2 million lives that are covered
Economy Drives Work Comp Success – WCRI A great presentation on how the Economy Drives the financial performance of WC. .Dr. Harry Shuford from NCCI – One of the best presentations so far at this conference. This was great data analyses. He should have been given longer than 30
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) Four State Comparison Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) Cost Factors. Difference for same type of surgery = 300% between the states. Neighboring states – MD and VA or NY and CT have large differences in ASC charges. Fee schedule states ASC’s usually charge less. Variability of ASC charges
Affordable Care Act – Effect on Workers Comp- LIVE The Effect of Th Affordable Care Act(Obamacare) on WC could be significant. Dr. Richard Victor- (Will update during presentation until finished) – not edited until final version The effects of ACA on WC are: (could be): Increased demand for medical care Shortage of
Illinois Fee Schedule Reduction Causes Changes The Illinois fee schedule reduction of 30% – blogging – WCRI live. 30% across the board reduction by Illinois and its effects As with most across the board cuts in WC in other states over time, the costs per claim were not reduced in
Texas Reforms – WCRI Conference – Live blogging The new Texas reforms were presented along with the preliminary results. This is a very informative conference-session. The current session is pre- and-post reforms in the state of TX. This example could be applied to other states with upcoming or in-place reforms
WCRI (Workers Comp Research Conference) Workers Comp Research Conference reporting live. First Session is ACA (American Healthcare Act) effects on Workers Comp. Dr. Jon Gruber– Wow this conference is packed. Kudos to WCRI. Everyone from WCRI was very helpful and hooked me up to the hotel wireless system
