Bill Seeks to Improve Healthcare Access for Federal Workers

• A bill introduced this week would amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to allow injured workers to receive treatment for work-related injuries from state-licensed physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
• Current law prohibits federal workers from being treated by those professionals for federal worker compensation cases.
• This bipartisan bill has been introduced by Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Joe Courtney (D-CT).
• “Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are a critical component to filling this provider gap. This bipartisan bill would update federal law to make the federal workers compensation program more efficient by improving access to care and getting federal employees back to work quicker,” Walberg said.
• Courtney’s Connecticut district includes 1,000 federal workers SUBASE New London.
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Tower MSA Acquires MSP Shop Axiom National

• Tower MSA Partners is acquiring Axiom National, which offers Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance and settlement planning solutions.
• Tower already offers automation technology and services to support MSP compliance solutions.
• “The acquisition of Axiom aligns with our growth strategy, positioning us as the preferred acquirer of providers of MSP compliance, settlement and other cost-containment solutions sold into self-insured enterprises, carriers and third-party administrators,” said Dan Anders, Tower’s Chief Compliance Officer, in an announcement.
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