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12/28/2012 10:27:44 AM EST
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NATIONAL NEWS:
U.S. Senate Passes SMART Act to Streamline Medicare Secondary Payer Procedures.
Moody’s Report: Workers Comp Insurance Market Uncertainties Impact Profitability.
STATE NEWS:
AR: WCC Post Notice of Public Hearing Re Carrier Premium Tax Auditing.
CA: WCAB Posts Proposed Rule Changes Pursuant to SB 863 Reforms.
CA: DWC to Prepare Balanced Approach to SB 863 Implementation.
CA: DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS Re DMEPOS, Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Sections.
CA: Attorney Melissa Brown Hired by NFL Players Association as Expert Witness.
CO: DWC Permanently Adopts Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines.
CO: DWC Proposes Rule Changes Re Claims Adjusting, Utilization Review.
CT: Lawmaker Seeks to Expand WC for First Responders Post-Sandy Hook Shootings.
IL: IWCC Posts Rules on CRB, Disqualification of Arbitrators, Commissioners.
IL: IWCC Announces 2013 Fee Schedule Coming Soon.
IL: Indictments Issued Against Outpatient Surgical Center for Fraudulently Billing MUAs.
LA: Court Affirms Costs, Fees in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case.
MO: GOP Lawmakers to Address Occupational Disease Law.
NY: Worker Advocate Group Urges Transparency on Workers Comp Carriers’ Profits.
NC: Injured Worker Advocates Say State Needs Safety Net in Uninsured Employer Cases.
OH: BWC Recognizes Reduction in WC Rates in Ohio.
OK: Oklahoma Examines Arkansas Workers Comp System for Reform Ideas.
OK: Total Workers’ Comp Payouts for Injured Workers Increased 26% in 5-Year Period.
OR: WCD Explains Reporting Requirements for Self-Insured Employers.
PA: Governor, Lawmakers to Push Again for Workers Comp Reform in 2013.
SC: WCC Posts Payment Allowance Limits for Medicare Part B Drugs, eff. 1-1-2013.
TX: DWC Posts Discount Rate, Interest Rate for Jan. 1 Through March 31, 2013.
TX: DWC Posts Carrier Closed Pharmacy Formulary Data Call on Legacy Claims.
TX: DWC Finalizes Medical Quality Review CY 2013 Annual Audit Plan.
TX: DWC Finalizes Designated Doctor Plan-Based Audit.
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