In Confronting Climate Change, Weather Damage Claims Continue To Rise By Lonce Lamonte - November 8, 2025 Weather related claims are on the rise.  The same claims handling practices that pertain to non-weather related claims are significantly amplified in weather related claims. In the year 2024, there were 27 events in the United States that cost a total of approximately 182 billion dollars and caused 568 deaths.  In the last, previous five years, from 2020 to 2024, there was an average of 23 events per each year and ~ 149.2 billion dollars average losses per year including ~ 504 deaths per year. Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation posts adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule inpatient hospital section to conform to Medicare changes By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - October 30, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an adjustment to the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes to the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The effective date of the changes is December 1, 2025. Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation posts draft regulations updating EAMS Rules to online forum for public comment By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - October 29, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted proposed changes to its Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS) Rules to its online forum where members of the public may review and comment on the proposals. The EAMS Rules have not been updated since 2012. The proposed updates allow for submission of documents with electronic signatures... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation posts recognition of federal extension of “temporary add-on payments” to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (Ambulance Services) to conform to Medicare changes By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - October 29, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an adjustment to the ambulance section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes to the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The effective date of the changes is January 1, 2025. Read More

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