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Innovation is Necessary to Meet the Challenge of COVID in 2022

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JANUARY 5, 2022

A recent study provides a potential opportunity for employers and insurance companies to reduce their risk exposure through early sequencing and treatment proactively. Background The workers’ compensation system faces an enormous challenge in 2022 as the novel consequences of the most recent surge of SARS-CoV-2 infection engulf the nation.

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PA Appellate Court Nixes Use of “Red Book” in Setting Reimbursement for Drug Costs in Comp Cases

The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 4, 2024

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (Bureau) Fee Review Hearing Office had improperly adopted the use of the so-called “Red Book,” published by IBM Health Watson, as the average wholesale price (AWP) to be used in resolving payment disputes over phamaceuticals [*Federated Ins.

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PA Appellate Court Nixes Use of “Red Book” in Setting Reimbursement for Drug Costs in Comp Cases

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