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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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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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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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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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Comparing the Quantity and Prices of Physician Services Between …

WEBIn this latest research brief, NCCI taps into data from employer-sponsored group health (GH) programs as a source of information that might be critical to …

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The Medical Outlook and Its Impact on Workers …

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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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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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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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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Medical Marijuana, Occupational Injuries, and the Workplace: 2017

WEB1 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee …

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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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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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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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ABCs of Experience Rating

WEBABCs of Experience Rating Founded in 1923, the mission of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is to foster a healthy workers compensation

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