According to FECA Bulletin No. 24-03& 24-04, the cost-of-living adjustments granted to a compensation recipient is 3.3% under the FECA are based on the “Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers” (CPI-W) figures published...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, March 21, 2024 8:41:00 AM
Periodic Review of Disability Cases
All cases on the periodic roll require completion of Form EN-1032 on a yearly basis, and cases where disability compensation is being received also require review of medical evidence to determine continuing...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, June 16, 2022 12:05:00 PM
OWCP has announce a new component of ECOMP that enables registered, designated representatives to securely view case data and documents in Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) case files for the FECA program. See FECA Circular No. 22-01, dated...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:50:00 AM
According to FECA Bulletin No. 21-03, the cost-of-living adjustments granted to a compensation recipient under the FECA are based on the “Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers” (CPI-W) figures published by the Bureau of...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 5:28:00 PM
OWCP has implementation of a Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) System by the Office of Workers' Compensation's (OWCP) Division of Federal Employees' Programs. Pharmacy benefit managers are third-party administrators (TPA) of prescription drug...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, April 22, 2021 8:11:00 AM
A lot of the doctor's office still request pre-authorization. What I have found out is they ask for authorization for MRIs and therapy from OWCP. Many times, OWCP will ignore it because pre-authorization is not required. If they ask for...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Friday, March 19, 2021 9:19:00 AM
On September 14, 2017, I previously posted an article concerning the restoring of the Claimant Query System (CQS) by OWCP. This program was going to allow the claimant to log in to view information on case status, compensation payments and...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, March 11, 2021 10:26:00 AM
Effective August 2020, the Divisions of Federal Employees’ Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation merged to create a single Division (DFELHWC).The DFELHWC with this issuance makes a number of additional updates to FECA...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 1:00:00 PM
The mailing addresses for DFEC will be moving back to London, KY. They were able to retain PO Box 8300 for medical bills and claimant reimbursements. The new address for case correspondence is PO Box 8311. Please note that it will take some time to...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:08:00 AM
On October 1, 2015, on a schedule aligned with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) implemented the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Friday, June 12, 2020 10:42:00 AM