Topical creams are becoming part of the mix of pain treatment options as doctors look for alternatives to addictive opioids.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) requests can look simple at first, but the details get complex fast. Product categories overlap, models vary in small but important ways, and prices range widely. Miscellaneous codes for products not easily categorized add confusion. The result is uncertain approvals, rework, and delays that stretch claim duration.
Mitchell today announced the availability of its latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report. The Q3 2025 edition highlights a dramatic reversal in U.S. collision claims frequency for repairable battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which dropped for the first time in Q2 before rebounding last quarter to an all-time high of 3.21% just as expiring government tax incentives prompted record-breaking sales. BEV claims also jumped to 4.91% in Canada, a year-over-year increase of 24%.
Claims frequency for repairable, collision-damaged battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose to 3.21% in the U.S.—an all-time high and increase of 4.2% year over year. Predictably, new BEV purchases surged, jumping 36% compared to Q3 2024 as many American consumers capitalized on the $7,500 tax credit that expired on September 30. Several large automakers including GM, Ford, Kia and Hyundai reported record-breaking BEV sales in Q3 with Hyundai posting a 153% annual increase in September BEV purchases.
Mike Cwynar, senior vice president of product management at Enlyte, discusses how artificial intelligence is being implemented in workers comp claims processes.
Workers’ compensation cost shifting occurs when medical or wage-loss expenses move from health plans to workers’ compensation, often as deductibles rise. Watch for soft-tissue/cumulative trauma signals and tighten intake, clinical review, and network steering to help reduce impact.
Enlyte experts Michele Hibbert and Brian Allen were featured in Business Insurance discussing why COVID-related workers' compensation claims continue to drive litigation despite the pandemic's end.