Workers' Compensation News
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Fee Schedule Update for DME Takes Effect Oct. 1
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09/25/2019
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order to update the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies section of the fee schedule.
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Former Deputy Convicted of Fraud to Pay Nearly $235K in Restitution
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09/23/2019
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former deputy sheriff was ordered to reimburse the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation nearly $235,000 after he was convicted of fraud for working as a law firm investigator, truck driver and laborer while receiving disability benefits.
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Feds Charge 25 for Alleged $150M Fraud Scheme
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09/20/2019
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced charges against 24 people and one pharmaceutical company in Southern California for allegedly bilking Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers and union health benefit plans out of more than $150 million.
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Faustino Bernadett Pleads Guilty to Pacific Hospital Charge
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09/16/2019
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Retired physician Faustino Bernadett agreed to pay the federal government $1 million as part of a plea deal for helping conceal kickbacks providers were paid to refer patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach while he held a majority interest in the facility.
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Federal Comp Program Limits Initial Opioids to 7-Day Supply
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09/11/2019
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has put new restrictions on opioid prescribing for injured federal workers, part of the growing national effort to stem the painkiller addiction crisis, the agency announced this week.
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FDA Postpones Decision on Application for New Opioid
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09/04/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An opioid intended to treat chronic low back pain without getting the user high is one of several drugs in the development pipeline that could have an impact on workers’ comp.
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Fewer Early MRIs in Treatment Guideline States, WCRI Finds
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09/03/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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Two states without workers’ comp medical treatment guidelines — Florida and Pennsylvania — had the highest rates of early MRIs in low-back claims, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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Franklin & Prokopik Offers Work Comp Seminar
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09/03/2019
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Franklin & Prokopik is hosting a free Virginia workers’ comp and liability seminar on Monday at the Westin Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon.
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