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Don’t look now, but a bipartisan health-care package is moving in Austin Speaker Dade Phelan guided a collection of bills through the House, and now the Senate must finish the job. Medical director of Doctor on Demand Dr. Vibin Roy prepares to conduct an online visit with a patient from his work station at home, April 23, 2021, in Keller, Texas.(LM Otero) 2:00 AM on May 20, 2021 CDT The Texas Legislature, despite its proclivity to consider at least one issue each session that draws an international ruckus, is managing to move forward on some significant health care reforms even while avoiding the debate over expanding Medicaid. Instead, House Speaker Dade Phelan has deftly guided the House toward a bipartisan slate of bills that, collectively, would make health care better in Texas. ....
People Moves: Texas Mutual Promotes Potter to CFO, Martin to Sr. VP-HR Texas Mutual Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has promoted Bill Potter to chief financial officer (CFO). Potter, a certified public accountant, succeeds Mike Barron, who served as Texas Mutual’s CFO for over 17 years and has retired. Potter joined Texas Mutual in 2018 as vice president of premium audit, after accumulating over 25 years of finance, accounting and business leadership experience in multiple executive roles. Potter led the premium audit team as they enhanced their focus on customer service, resulting in a policyholder audit satisfaction rate of 98%. Texas Mutual Insurance also named Larry Martin as the company’s new senior vice president of human resources. Martin assumed this role following the retirement of Lynette Caldwell, who held the position for over 12 years. ....
Texas Mutual to Distribute $330M in Policyholder Dividends May 4, 2021 Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., will distribute $330 million in policyholder dividends in June, the company said. More than 57,000 Texas business owners, representing approximately 79% of Texas Mutual’s policyholders, will receive dividends in recognition of their efforts to provide safe work environments for their employees. This year marks the 23rd year Texas Mutual has paid dividends, bringing the total delivered back to Texas businesses to $3.4 billion since 1999. The dividend program allows Texas Mutual to share the company’s financial success with its policyholder owners who are committed to workplace safety. ....
TxDOT calls for safer driving as work zone deaths rise submitted Unsafe speed is one of the main causes of crashes in work zones Even with less traffic during the pandemic, Texas work zone fatalities increased 9 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s why the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is calling on drivers to make safety their number one priority at all times and especially when passing through active construction and maintenance work zones on the roadway. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is marking National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26–30, with safety tips to reduce work zone fatalities. Last year, there were more than 22,000 traffic crashes in Texas work zones with 186 people killed, including four road workers. ....
U.S. Supreme Court Hands Texas Insurers a Win in Air Ambulance Billing Battle April 28, 2021 A 2020 decision by the Supreme Court of Texas that limits workers’ compensation air ambulance payments to what is “fair and reasonable,” has been allowed to stand by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to workers’ compensation insurer Texas Mutual. The company said there “has been a drastic increase in air ambulance prices since 2012 when large private equity companies that had acquired air ambulance operations began increasing their billed charges dramatically. At the same time, these companies argued in courts in Texas and around the nation that a federal law requires state-regulated workers’ compensation insurers to pay any price they demand.” ....