Workers' Compensation News
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DDS Worker Charged in Fraud Case | 07/31/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut prosecutors say a state worker was not entitled to $4,292 in workers’ compensation benefits she received over a 16-month period because she failed to report outside income. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holds Carrier Meeting, Doctor Webinar Wednesday | 07/31/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday will hold its quarterly insurance carrier meeting. The meeting, which will cov...Read More | |||
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DOJ Sues Pain Clinics Over $25M in Drug Testing, Other Services | 07/30/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A chain of Tennessee-based pain clinics that counted among its principal owners a state senator bilked Medicare and other health care payers out of more than $25 million by ordering unnecessary drug tests and other services, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the U.S. Department of Justice...Read More | |||
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DOL Setting Up Dedicated Email, Fax for FROI | 07/29/2019 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Department of Labor has created a dedicated email address for first reports of injury and is revising its reporting form accordingly. The new Form 8WC will also include a fax number to be used to send the reports. ...Read More | |||
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Department Reminds Insurers Not to Charge Biz Owners Who Opt Out of Comp | 07/29/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Insurance Department is reminding insurers to not charge additional premium for small-business owners who opt out of workers' compensation coverage, following a state Supreme Court ruling. ...Read More | |||
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Drobot Agrees to Plead Guilty to Violating Forfeiture Order | 07/26/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michael D. Drobot faces more time in prison for scheming a federal court out of $1 million than he did for the spinal surgery kickback scheme at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach that prosecutors say defrauded California comp carriers out of nearly $1 billion. ...Read More | |||
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Digital Platform Designed to Bring More Small-Business Clients to Human Agents | 07/26/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Talage, a digital insurance agency that offers workers’ comp policies to small businesses, has released a platform designed to benefit human agents. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Updating Hip and Groin Treatment Guides | 07/25/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is proposing to update a chapter of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule outlining recommendations for hip and group injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Department Says Cancellations Must Give Specific Reasons, Advance Notice | 07/25/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In keeping with a new state law that took effect July 1, the Connecticut Insurance Department will allow electronic notice of cancellations and nonrenewals, but the notices must meet certain requirements, the department ...Read More | |||
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Drobot Argues No Basis to Award Restitution From Pacific Hospital Kickback Scheme | 07/24/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Briefings by the federal government failed to prove that California carriers are entitled to restitution from a spinal surgery kickback case, the former owner of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach said in court filings. ...Read More | |||
