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The AMA Guides Digital Connection to Workers Compensation

With the shift to digital, the AMA has changed the way it will update the AMA Guides going forward. The AMA Guides, Sixth Edition 2021, which became effective July 1, 2021, represents the first … See more

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How Is Medical Inflation Measured

WEBFor regulators, the PHC provides a better measurement of year-over-year changes in price within a state and at the macro level. It can also help track fee schedule …

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Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation in 2022

WEBTherefore, depending on the individual state fee schedule’s reliance on CMS’ published values, the 2021 update may have resulted in increases to the maximum …

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Workers Compensation: Past, Present, and Future

WEBFor example, total nationwide workers compensation net written premiums increased 11% during the past year, rising to $47.5 billion. That is slightly higher than …

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Medical Indicators and Trends Dashboard

WEBThe Medical Indicators & Trends dashboard—Q1 2022 Edition is part of NCCI’s ongoing strategy to deliver more medical data insight for your analysis. It …

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The Future of Workplace Safety Technology Is Now

WEBBased on interviews with multiple workers compensation insurers, safety technology vendors/suppliers, and insureds, this series is a presentation of perspectives …

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2023 Marks Critical Milestone for Workers Compensation

WEBBy Bill Donnell January 24, 2023. Policymakers and insurers are marking an important milestone this year—the 100–year anniversary of the creation of the National Council on …

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Workers Compensation and Group Health—Comparing …

WEBSeptember 2021 By Dan Corro, Tom Daley, and Barry Lipton . Workers Compensation and Group Health—Comparing Utilization of Physician Services . Although the workers …

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The Medical Outlook and Its Impact on Workers Compensation

WEBMedical inflation as measured by the Personal Health Care deflator (PHC) is forecast to accelerate through 2020. An alternate indicator of medical inflation, the …

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Medicare and Workers Compensation Medical Cost …

WEB3 Many of the cost drivers increasing Medicare expenditure also drive up workers compensation medical benefit costs. But, as Chart 2 shows, after moving upward during …

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The Impact of Hospital Consolidation on Medical Costs

WEBMedicare provides an interesting counterpoint. Research such as Cooper et al., shows that hospital concentration increases the cost of care for Medicare fee-for …

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Large Losses in Workers Compensation

WEBThe chart below displays the distribution of claims above $1M by NCCI’s major cause-of-injury groupings for years 2014 through 2016 combined. Claims …

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Comparing the Quantity and Prices of Physician Services …

WEBWhen comparing WC to GH, we express results as relativities, also called differentials. For example, if a WC cost is $1,230 and the corresponding cost for GH is $1,000, the ratio is …

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COVID-19 Workers Compensation Presumptions Update

WEBTwo years after the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to be an important topic for workers compensation. In 2022, 14 states considered legislation …

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The Marijuana Conversation: Questions Workers Compensation …

WEBLepage Bakeries, Inc., the Maine Workers Compensation Board ordered a self-insured employer to reimburse an injured worker for costs associated with the …

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Work Comp vs. Group Health— The Price We Pay

WEBSource: NCCI’s Medical Data Call and Truven Health MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters database for Service Years 2013–2016 for physician services and 12 …

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February 2023 By Kim Neugent and Bruce Spidell Firefighters …

WEBIn addition to medical costs, a WC claim may include lost-wage benefits, litigation expenses, and possibly survivor and burial benefits. • Cancer tends to have a long latency period, …

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NCCI’s New York Proof of Coverage (POC) Service

WEBThank you for viewing NCCI’s N Y C P kff New York Proof of Coverage Service presentation. ¾For questions on NCCI POC service, contact NCCI’s Customer Service …

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Latest Trends in Worker Demographics

WEB4 . of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 5. since 2017 such workers have had the lowest injury rates of any of our four main age groups. While injury frequency declined at most …

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Workers Compensation vs. Group Health: A Comparison of …

WEBThe Workers Compensation (WC) data is a sample provided to NCCI by property and casualty insurance companies. The terms “cost,” “price,” and “utilization” are used in a …

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