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

The Workcomp Writer

The appellate court agreed with the petitioning workers’ compensation insurance carrier that that the Red Book values did not reflect AWP as required by the Act. (Bureau of Workers’ Comp. Hearing Off.*), 2024 Pa. LEXIS 1 (Jan. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District)*, 639 Pa. 645, 161 A.3d

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The Two R’s Impacting Your Insurance Premiums: No This is Not a Recession Article 2023

Assurance Agency

Reinsurance is used by insurance carriers as a way of spreading risk and smoothing losses. Without it, they could not reasonably price your insurance. Did you know reinsurance companies also purchase reinsurance? It’s called retrocession and is a way to spread their risk, too.

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The Two R’s Impacting Your Insurance Premiums: No This Not a Recession Article 2023

Assurance Agency

Reinsurance is used by insurance carriers as a way of spreading risk and smoothing losses. Without it, they could not reasonably price your insurance. Did you know reinsurance companies also purchase reinsurance? It’s called retrocession and is a way to spread their risk, too.

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The Two R’s Impacting Your Insurance Premiums: No This Not a Recession Article 2023

Assurance Agency

Reinsurance is used by insurance carriers as a way of spreading risk and smoothing losses. Without it, they could not reasonably price your insurance. Did you know reinsurance companies also purchase reinsurance? It’s called retrocession and is a way to spread their risk, too.

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Our Take on the CVS Health Hubs Concept

Corporate Synergies

“Our Take” is Corporate Synergies commentary on employee benefits and insurance topics that are in the news. Since CVS announced its plans to buy insurance carrier Aetna in December 2017, many experts, including ours , speculated how the acquisition and other similar ones would change healthcare. RELATED TOPICS.

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AssuredPartners Announces New Regional President

AssuredPartners

Yurick began her career in the employee benefits industry in 1989 working for both regional and national insurance carriers in numerous sales and leadership capacities.

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Baby Health Insurance Playbook: 5 Steps to Plan for a Newborn

Corporate Synergies

Patient financial responsibility is on the rise—average out-of-pocket costs rose 11% in 2017 alone. Insurance will often cover routine appointments and tests, such as blood tests, basic genetic screenings, ultrasounds, a glucose test and stress test. After a baby is born, they’re not automatically added to health insurance.