Uptick in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims Ends 20-Year Downward Trend June 9, 2021
Despite the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 business closures, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rose in 2020 by 34% compared to the previous year.
In a recent update on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s workers’ comp system, the DWC said the rise in claims temporarily interrupted the two-decade downward trend of fewer workers’ comp claims each year.
In the report, COVID-19 in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System, May 2021, the DWC revealed that as of May 9, 2021, insurance carriers reported more than 48,000 COVID-19 claims and 249 fatalities, nearly half of which involve first responders and correctional officers.
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03/12/21
Texas Says Report COVID-19 Vaccination Reaction Claims (Work-Related)
In reading various Workers Comp publications – yes, I do that in the evenings, I came across an article that caught my eye. The Texas Department of Insurance released a memo on March 2, 2021, that employers should report any COVID-19 vaccination reaction claims to their carrier/TPA by filling out a report of injury.
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That request piqued my interest enough to cause me to research the memo so that any of our clients or really any employer could have this advice. I had written a few
TDI Says Not All COVID-19 Reaction Claims
Texas Workers’ Compensation System’s Path to Wellness December 16, 2020
Since 2003, insurance rates in the Texas workers’ compensation system have dropped by nearly 72 percent, according to a new study released by a research group within the state’s insurance department.
In 2003, the Texas workers’ compensation system was in dire straits. Medical costs per claim were high, return-to-work rates were dismal, and satisfaction with care was low. Workers’ comp insurance was expensive and hard to find.
Legislation approved that year, as well as in 2001, ushered in some reforms, but House Bill 7, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2005 has had a greater impact, transforming the state’s workers’ comp system from one of the least weakest in the U.S. to one of the healthiest.