We haven’t reached mid-year 2019, and the United States has already experienced several severe weather events, including a polar vortex and many hail storms in the Midwest, massive flooding in the Northern Plains, and heavy El Niño rains in California.
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) published draft drug formulary and treatment guideline rules and amendments.
As of October 2018 a total of 29 states and the District of Columbia currently allow for medical marijuana and cannabis programs. What implications does this pose for workers’ compensation? Our latest video covers the current legislative and regulatory trends at the state and federal levels, along with the potential implications for the workers’ compensation industry.
The workers' compensation industry can be complex, from keeping up with regulatory changes to understanding the roles and responsibilities of various key stakeholders. Whether you are just starting out in the industry or looking to refresh your knowledge, here are six key concepts to understand about Pharmacy Benefit Management in the workers' compensation industry.
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization. This regulatory update is for informational purposes only, and provides some key highlights on state initiatives that may impact the bill review services Genex provides.
For workers’ compensation, specialty drugs are prescribed to treat conditions either directly or indirectly related to workplace injuries or illnesses. Directly related conditions, such as HIV and hepatitis, might occur when individuals are exposed to contaminated material (i.e. those working in healthcare or emergency service settings). Indirectly related conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, are common, and the subsequent work disability and/or potential of being linked to this group of illnesses is significant. Other indirectly related conditions that could be compensable in workers’ compensation are those aggravated by a workplace injury, including multiple sclerosis. The impact specialty drugs will have on workers’ compensation claims will depend largely on the demographics of the insured population.
What began in 1963 as four fraternity brothers looking for additional work between classes has grown into a nationwide franchise organization. With 650+ appraisers serving thousands of clients, Property Damage Appraisers (PDA) completes an astonishing 450,000 estimates annually for auto, heavy equipment and property claims. How does a company that started as a college side project become one of the most successful damage estimating corporations in the nation?