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Fraud Assessment Commission to Discuss 2017 Grants
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06/14/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Fraud Assessment Commission is scheduled to vote on the California insurance commissioner’s recommendations for how to split up fraud-fighting grants among county prosecutors throughout the state during a June 21 meeting in Sacramento.
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Formulary Proposal Clears First Legislative Hurdle
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06/14/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A bill that would establish a drug formulary in Pennsylvania passed its first committee in the legislature on Tuesday in a party-line vote, with Democrats opposed.
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Former Arbitrator Leo Hennessy Dies at 84
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06/14/2017
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Leo Hennessy, a former arbitrator for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, died at the age of 84 on Saturday.
Hennessy worked at the commission for 20 years. After his retirement in December 2010 at the age of 78, the law firm of Rusin Maciorowski Friedman ...Read More
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Formulary Criteria Tailor Made for One Commercial Vendor Over the Other
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06/13/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other
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The New York Workers’ Compensation Board is advertising for a vendor to establish its prescription drug formulary, but the board appears to have narrowly tailored its program description to fit only one of the two commercial plans available.
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FDA Asks Drug-Maker to Stop Selling Opioid Opana ER
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06/12/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to remove its opioid pain medication, reformulated Opana ER, from the market due to concerns about the drug’s potential for abuse.
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Frank Sodaro Named Deputy CFO at Old Republic
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06/12/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Old Republic International Corp. has hired Frank Sodaro as senior vice president and deputy chief financial officer, a newly created position, effective June 13.
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Football Player Didn't Establish Employment Relationship With League
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06/07/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a football player was not entitled to benefits from the Arena Football League because there was no employer-employee relationship between them when he was injured during the tryout process.
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Fake Insurance Broker Receives 70-Month Sentence
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06/05/2017
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A man who pretended to be an insurance broker and collected more than $1.2 million in premiums on fictitious policies has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.
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Formulary Aside, 6 Work Comp Bills Gain Traction in Legislature
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05/31/2017
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By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Though much of the attention Louisiana lawmakers have given workers' compensation this year has gone to the issue of whether to adopt a formulary, legislators have advanced a number of other bills this year that affect the industry.
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