THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of March 6 - 12, 2016    
  
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Welcome to your weekly WCI Newsletter. We have selected the top stories that appeared on our website this week to help you stay up to date on what is happening in the world of workers' compensation and insurance. Enjoy.
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#WCI2016: Return to Work Breakout -- From Zero to Hero
Is everybody happy? We're working on it. Successful return to work depends on several critical factors encapsulated by happiness and value. Learn more at this half-day breakout on August 23 during the 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. Read More
Perspective: The Shifting Sands of Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation, largely riding the coattails of change across a broader spectrum, may be virtually unrecognizable in a mere quarter century. Read More
High Prescription Drug Prices Continue to Draw Fire
Lawmakers in at least 11 states have introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies to justify their prices. Read More
WCI Briefs: 3.8.16
To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 400 words or less. Read More
Hurrah for the Underwriters
Regional underwriters are likely to have an edge on larger competitors through local underwriting knowledge and distribution relationships, reports Fitch Ratings. That brought good news in 2015, as regional insurers as a group experienced the largest year-over-year combined-ratio improvement of any segment in the insurer universe. Read More
Battling Addiction in Ohio
In Ohio, a computerized reporting system gives pharmacists quick access to patients' prescribing histories as they weigh whether to fill suspicious prescriptions. They can check prescribing histories in Ohio and border states that have similar systems. Read More
Sharing Risk
PwC estimates that the sharing or gig industry will grow from $15 billion in 2013 to $335 billion by 2025. However, companies such as Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and Homeaway have unique challenges when it comes to insurance. Read More
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Judging the Judges
California's Workers' Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee considered 38 of the 44 new complaints against judges that it received in 2015. What was the outcome? Read More
Blowing Smoke in Florida
Most of Florida's new 33-page medical marijuana bill deals with fixing problems from the 2014 Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act. Read More
Long Hours Not Heart Healthy
Working long hours -- particularly 46 hours per week or more -- may increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease events such as heart attack. Read More
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