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A Comprehensive Exploration of Medical Inflation: Delving Deeper into the Economic Indicator
A Comprehensive Exploration of Medical Inflation: Delving Deeper into the Economic Indicator

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) - When considering the health and vitality of the U.S. healthcare system, few aspects command as much importance as the fluctuating dynamics of medical inflation. This economic force exerts a considerable influence […]
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year
Report Projects Increased Healthcare Costs Again Next Year

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare costs are projected to increase significantly again next year, according to the latest report from PwC Health Research Institute. Each year, the Health Research Institute (HRI), a healthcare division of […]
OIG Audit Report Finds $888.2 Million in Overpayments for Genetic Testing Code
OIG Audit Report Finds $888.2 Million in Overpayments for Genetic Testing Code

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Let’s face it, medical billing is complicated! The regulations and payer rules change on a daily basis, and the volume of information reviewed and regulated is astounding, with incorrect claims easily […]
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs
Study Finds Disparities in Patients Having Knee Replacement in ASCs

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, also known as total knee replacement, from the Inpatient Only List, allowing the procedures to […]
Generic Drug Shortages May Be Ahead
Generic Drug Shortages May Be Ahead

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Drug Competition Action Plan was implemented in 2017 in a bid to remove barriers to generic drug development and marketing. The Office of Generic Drugs, a department within the Food […]
Recent John Hopkins Study Shows Quality Reporting Cost of Over $5 Million in One Year
Recent John Hopkins Study Shows Quality Reporting Cost of Over $5 Million in One Year

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Administrative tasks and reporting are taking up a bigger portion of healthcare expenditures. According to a 2018 study, researchers estimated the costs of billing and insurance-related duties at around 3 to […]
A Deeper Look at Utilizing Generic Drugs in Workers’ Comp 
A Deeper Look at Utilizing Generic Drugs in Workers’ Comp 

Contributing Author: Cameron Hannum, Pharm.D., Sr. Clinical Account Pharmacist, Enlyte According to JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, during a ten-year period branded pharmaceutical products in the U.S. increased 159% by list price […]
New Legislation Proposes Tying Physician Reimbursement to Inflation
New Legislation Proposes Tying Physician Reimbursement to Inflation

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medicare rates and updates drive the workers compensation industry on multiple levels, from payer rules, to reimbursement structures for procedures and drugs. While Medicare issues corrections and changes every year, the […]