Workers' Compensation News
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Two States Work on Removing Telemedicine Stumbling Blocks
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10/09/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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Colorado’s Division of Workers’ Compensation is taking steps to encourage the use of telemedicine in treating injured workers, even as another state, Texas, moves toward removing a stumbling block.
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TDI to Determine Insurance Assessment Rates and Fees
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10/09/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance will hold an informal stakeholder meeting to discuss and gather information related to determining assessment rates for workers’ compensation self-insurance groups....Read More
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Two Claimants Convicted of Working While on TTD; Third Accused
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09/27/2017
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A claimant who worked as a farrier on a farm while drawing workers’ compensation benefits was among two accused double-dippers convicted on fraud charges last month, the Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority reported in its ...Read More
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Two Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Admit to Prescription Fraud
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09/27/2017
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two Burlington County pharmaceutical sales representatives pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions for compounded drugs.
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Temp Rules Adopted to Define Hiring Hall Wage Calculations
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09/25/2017
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Insurers will be required to assume that those employed through union hiring halls work 40 hours over a five-day work-week when calculating compensation under temporary rules adopted by the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division.
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Two Convicted in $30M Compounding Scheme
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09/21/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a compounding pharmacy in Pompano Beach, Florida, and his employee have been convicted of health care fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that resulted in more than $30 million in losses to the federal Tricare benefit program.
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