Workers Compensation Press Updates

A bill that aims to ease Medicare Secondary Payer Act compliance passed the U.S. Senate late Friday and is awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature.

After a pilot study proved that automatically assigning workers compensation nurse case managers to all lost-time claims significantly reduced injured workers’ time away from the job, American Airlines Inc. is expanding the practice nationwide.

With Congress set to adjourn this month, insurance insiders said they still hoped lawmakers would push through two bills intended to alleviate common Medicare Secondary Payer issues.