click here to access newsletters ARCHIVES September 07 2008 Texas Follows Own Road with New Formulary     TOP HEADLINES •   State investigators say the owner of a Broward County check-cashing house used a string of shell companies in a scheme to avoid work comp. - FL •   People using EDEX to track cases say they haven't been receiving hearing notices or significant event notices for their cases since the start of EAMS. - CA •   Voters Injured at Work and the California Chamber of Commerce both say they have not given up on reforming the return-to-work benefits program. - CA •   NCCI has filed for a 2.3% cut in loss costs in the state but warned medical costs outpace the nation as a share of total workers' compensation. - AL       •   Stakeholders are reviewing the Division of Workers' Compensation's new subclaim rules to see if concerns raised on the draft rules were met. - TX •   The Court of Appeals affirmed a decision granting compensation for a life care plan and denying a carrier's liability for lawn care. - NC •   The Commonwealth Court refused to order the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to review a medical fee dispute. - PA •   The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer cannot re-litigate the issue of whether a drug test precludes a claimant from benefits. - PA       •   A subcontractor is not required to indemnify a general contractor against a worker's Labor Law claims, an appellate court ruled. - NY •   The state Supreme Court determined a minister's last injurious exposure to an occupational disease was during his previous job as an electrician. - MT •   The Division of Workers' Compensation issued a bulletin warning carriers to comply with medical bill and payment data-reporting rules. - TX •   The Industrial Commission will post current cases online during the first and third weeks of each month. - NC       •   The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Board set an Oct. 31 submission deadline for medical transactional data for 2006 and a Nov. 30 deadline for 2007. - WI •   Three doctors have lost their authorizations to treat workers' compensation patients or to conduct independent medical exams. - NY •   NCCI has updated its list of communications regarding the Medical Data Call. •   Allstate filed a lawsuit seeking $1.5 million in damages from a doctor who is accused of fraudulent billing. - NY       •   A Will County grand jury indicted a TPA claims adjuster and eight others with participating in a scheme to defraud carriers. - IL •   The House Business and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to discuss PPOs in the state's workers' compensation system Sept. 18. - OR •   The National Conference of Insurance Legislators holds a conference call today to discuss model legislation for preferred provider organizations. •   ACOEM issued a five-point action plan to fix the U.S. health care system.

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