| Winter 2009
Reminders
Keep the flu out of your workplace
Americans miss 70 million work days annually due to the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each ill employee costs their employer about $135 a day in sick leave.
Flu season peaks in January and February. Texas Mutual encourages policyholders to follow these flu prevention tips.section for tips on keeping the flu out of your workplace.
New Medicare reporting act requires employer cooperation
Texas Mutual Insurance Company is calling on employers to help it comply with the new Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA). The MMSEA is intended to ensure that the Medicare program does not pay for a beneficiary’s care when another insurer has primary responsibility:
- Please include your injured workers’ Social Security numbers and dates of birth on DWC Form-001, Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness.
- We will contact you if we do not have that information on each claim.
For more information about the MMSEA, visit the Employers section.
Are your older workers healthy
and productive?
Older workers may be more experienced, dependable and stable than their younger counterparts. They also get hurt less often. Unfortunately, when they do get injured, their claims cost more.
You can help keep your older workers healthy and productive by following these workplace safety tips.
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