Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Supplier Admits False Claims for Compounded Drugs
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10/24/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Kentucky medical supplier has agreed to pay $5,254,912 to resolve allegations that it submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs that misrepresented the ingredients used in compounded medical creams, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eas...Read More
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Meeting Could Lay Groundwork for 7th Edition of AMA Guides
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10/23/2018
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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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A Nov. 2 meeting hosted by the American Medical Association will give stakeholders a chance to weigh in on the AMA impairment rating guides and could be the first step toward developing a seventh edition, according to the sixth edition’s senior editor.
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Medical Advisory Committee Cancels December Meeting
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10/23/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The committee that advises the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on which medical services should be compensable canceled a meeting that was scheduled for Dec. 21.
The Department of Consumer and Business Services did not give a reason for the cancellation in a statement released...Read More
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Man Fights State Exemption of Comp for Ag Workers
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10/11/2018
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By: Eddie Curran (correspondent)
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State: SD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Most states provide that workers' compensation coverage is not required for all agricultural workers. But only in New Mexico has such an exclusion been overturned as unconstitutional.
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Medata Opens Office in Henderson
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10/11/2018
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Medical cost-containment company Medata opened a new office in Henderson, Nevada, after running out of room to add new staff to its office in California.
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MarketScout: Work Comp Rates Fall Again in Q3
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10/08/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Rates for many commercial lines of insurance were up in the third quarter, according to the latest MarketScout Barometer survey, but workers’ comp rates continued a downward trajectory, with a 3% decrease.
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Manufacturer Fined $107K for Repeat Violations
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10/03/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio plastics manufacturer faces $107,168 in penalties after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the company exposed employees to amputation and struck-by hazards at its plant in Carey.
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