The Rising Cost of Opioid Narcotics In Workers’ Compensation
Posted on June 23, 2012 by Tower MSA Partners
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine states, “the overuse of opioid therapy to treat chronic pain conditions is becoming epidemic in the United States,” and, “there are many treatments that should be considered before opioids”. According to this organization:…
NCCI Releases New Study on Effects of Obesity in Workers Comp
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Tower MSA Partners
There is mounting evidence of obesity contributing to the cost of workers compensation. Longitudinal studies by Duke University of its own employees-and by Johns Hopkins University of employees of a multi-site U.S. aluminum manufacturing company-point to substantially higher odds of…
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Posted on June 18, 2012 by Tower MSA Partners
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking solicits comment on standardized options CMS has considered making available to beneficiaries and their representatives to clarify how they can meet their obligations to protect Medicare’s interest with respect to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) claims…
Posted on June 18, 2012 by Tower MSA Partners
Introduced into the US House of Representatives on April 27, 2012, the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2012 (HR 5284) aims to streamline the settlement of workers’ compensation agreements by creating an exception to Medicare…
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