New York Workers' Comp

NY: Hochul Calls for “Universal” Provider Authorization

New York, its Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB), and Governor Kathy Hochul are reshaping the state’s workers’ comp system, one step at a time.Currently, providers who ...

NY: WCB Will No Longer Accept Claim Documents via Fax

The New York Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is continuing its efforts to modernize the state’s workers’ comp system and leave outdated technology behind.Effective A...

NY: WCB to Allow HP-1s for CPT 99080 Disputes

New York’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is cracking down on payers that refuse to reimburse providers for CPT 99080.With electronic billing (e-billing) mandatory ...

NY: WCB Offers Streamlined Training and Resources for Comp Providers

New York and its Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) are on a mission to make it easier for providers to take on workers’ comp patients.In their latest effort to improve...

Insurers Are Fleecing CA Employers: NY Edition

This week, yet another state demonstrates that market conditions warrant a break for employers on the cost of workers’ comp coverage, as California continues to punish employ...

NY Workers' Comp CPT 99080: What Providers and Billers Need to Know

New York's transition to mandatory electronic billing (e-billing) for workers' comp has introduced a code that every provider and biller in the state needs to understand: CPT...

NY Data: Payers Deny CPT 99080 for More Than 50% of e-Bills

New York’s transition to mandatory electronic billing (e-billing) is facing its first snag. State regulators must decisively address this problem now. While New York p...

NYSIF e-EOB Non-Compliance Rises in 2025

The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is making it harder for providers to treat the state’s injured workers by repeatedly failing to comply with payment requirements for...

NY Billing Alert: Payers Deny CPT 99080 for 64% of e-Bills

As of August 1, 2025, New York mandates that providers submit all bills for injured workers’ medical treatment electronically (e-billing). To offset the cost of e-bill...

NY: Payment Denials - Form C-8.1B Changes Explained

New York’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is adding a new layer of protection for providers facing payment denials for injured worker treatment.Effective January 5,...

NY Data: Payers That Fail to Respond to Providers' e-Bills

Since August 2025, New York has required workers’ comp medical providers to send their workers' comp bills electronically (e-bills). Since October 2021, the New York W...

NY: Workers’ Comp e-Bills Paid in 11 Days

Electronic billing (e-billing) has been mandatory for New York workers’ comp providers since August 1st of this year, and many practices transitioned well ahead of the deadli...