Expert Analysis

Shawn Deane  General Counsel & Vice President of Claims Solutions | J29 Solutions    Shawn.Deane@j29inc.com     On November 25, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report titled, “Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) […]

Iowa, Entitlement to Death Benefits On October 30, 2024, the Iowa Court of Appeals, in Linnhaven Inc. v. Blasdell, affirmed an award of workers compensation (WC) death benefits to the spouse of a totally disabled employee […]

Written by: Heather Sanderson  The 2024 presidential election has ended, and Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States. We also have an overwhelmingly Republican controlled Congress. Much speculation has […]

A group of transnational medical scientists found an innovative treatment that could significantly improve the survival rate of people with pleural mesothelioma. The study published earlier this year in JAMA Oncology presents a trial study […]

By: Michele Page, RPh, MBA, Clinical Director, Enlyte Client Services Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists medications, originally designed for diabetes management, have skyrocketed in popularity over the past year as effective drugs for weight […]

Over the summer months of June, July, and August, economic data was mixed, once again raising questions around the durability of growth and the possibility of an impending recession. The July jobs report showed a […]

By: Natalie Torres  The insurance industry stands at a critical juncture. With a large segment of the workforce nearing retirement, there is an urgent need for a new generation of talent to fill roles across […]

The Medical Inflation Insights report is a quarterly update on how a multitude of inflation metrics are trending while providing insights on how these trends could impact workers compensation.   Key Insights: The moderation in core inflation was more […]