October 2018

Our e-newsletter for Enterprise Risk Management, Claim Settlement and Healthcare Solutions.

Trucking Industry Catastrophe Workers Compensation and Liability Claims

All trucking industry claims professionals have experienced catastrophe situations in their career. When a catastrophe Workers Compensation or Liability claim occurs, does your adjuster appear at your door as a “deer in the headlights”, or an enlightened individual with a plan for solutions. Read more >>

More Risk, Claim and Healthcare News …
Zurich Highlights Several Risk Management Topics. During September, Zurich featured various risk insights and risk management solutions related to current topics including geopolitical, cyber, environmental or societal risk matters. The website is packed with recent analysis for risk management professionals consideration. View article...
CMS to Scale Back Comprehensive Medical Histories and Physical Assessments Regulations. CMS has recently suggested dropping the requirement for physicians and other clinicians to complete a comprehensive medical histories and physical assessments for each patient within 30 days of a scheduled surgery. View article...
CDC Says Chronic Pain Affects 20% of Americans. Chronic pain affected about 20% of U.S. adults in 2016 and high-impact chronic pain, which is severe enough to interfere with life or work activities, affected 8%, according to the CDC. View article...

Recent Trends and Characteristics of Workers With High Drug Spending. Prescription drug spending grew rapidly in the last several years, but increases have been more modest recently. Several studies by the federal government, pharmacy benefit managers, and insurers point to high prices for new “specialty” drugs as driving the spike, in addition to price increases for some existing brand name drugs. View article…

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