Regulatory Hot Topics Impacting Property & Casualty
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During a recent discussion, Enlyte’s regulatory compliance management and governmental affairs teams got together to talk about some of the topics impacting workers’ compensation and auto casualty. Here are just a few of the key topics and takeaways included in their discussion.
How COVID-19 Presumption Laws Might Affect the Workers' Compensation Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the discussion of presumption laws to the forefront, as states examine whether workers’ compensation should cover workers if they contract COVID-19 on the job. Many states have passed legislation or executive orders requiring insurers to cover essential workers who test positive for the virus. Depending on the state, the definition of “essential worker” might be limited to just healthcare and frontline workers, or it may include a wide range of occupations.
StateWatch: Winter 2018
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization. This regulatory update is for informational purposes only, and provides some key highlights on state initiatives that may impact the services Genex provides.
StateWatch: Summer 2018
Keep current with new legislation and its potential effect on your organization. This regulatory update is for informational purposes only, and provides some key highlights on state initiatives that may impact the services Genex provides.
The Compliance Corner: Opt-Out, an Alternative Workers' Compensation Model
Opt-out in the workers’ compensation world is 2016’s buzzword for deregulation of payment for workers’ compensation claims at the state level. Opt-out is an alternate compensation model for the injured worker whereby employers choose to opt-out of state regulated systems. It has been promoted in some states like Oklahoma and Texas.
The Compliance Corner: Telemedicine: New Innovations in the Old Program
Telemedicine is the method of delivering health care electronically through applications like smart phones, email, and skype. Telemedicine started over 40 years ago with the intention of enabling health care providers, mainly hospitals, to provide services to patients in remote areas.
The Compliance Corner: Understanding MACRA in the P&C Industry: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
A change is in the wind, or more like a tornado, when it comes to new healthcare reforms, particularly on the payment side. In 2019, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) will be introduced requiring new quality measurements.