Workers' Compensation News
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Prosecutors Allege Kickback Scheme Netted $211M | 12/10/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1734 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Southern California say a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors who prescribed compound drugs to injured workers netted more than $211 million in payments over a four-year period. ...Read More | |||
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Public Health Department Reports Data on Carpal Tunnel | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 520 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| As many as 6.3 out of every 10,000 full-time employees in California might have carpal tunnel syndrome, according to information the state Department of Public Health posted on its website. ...Read More | |||
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Doctor and Patient Charged With Insurance Fraud | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1416 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| Southern California prosecutors charged a doctor and a patient with insurance fraud for generating more than $850,000 in bills for medically unnecessary prescriptions for compound creams. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Carrier Profitability Grows, More So in Some States | 12/10/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 690 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read | |||
| Profitability of workers’ comp insurers in the U.S. last year grew, to 9.5% of net worth, compared to 8.2% of net worth in 2016, but profitability varied by state: from a high of 14.1% in Indiana to a low of 4.2% in the District of Columbia. ...Read More | |||
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Political Groups Fined for Failing to Report Spending to Defeat Formulary Bills | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| Two lobbying groups reportedly financed by a claimants' law firm were fined by the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission for late disclosure of contributions that funded Twitter and advertising campaigns against workers’ compensation bills, The Morning Call newspaper ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Injuries From Being Locked in Room | 12/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 166 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a worker’s claim for alleged mental and physical injuries from being trapped in a room during sub-zero temperatures was barred by the state’s statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Reprioritize Second Injury Fund | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 75 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 26 min read | |||
| A bill filed for consideration during next year’s session of the Missouri legislature would put claims for death benefits or ongoing medical expenses at the front of the line for Second Injury Fund payments. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Drug-Trafficking Nurse Practitioner Prescribed Narcotics to Injured Workers | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| Eight Ohio residents convicted of workers’ compensation fraud or related charges last month include a Springfield nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation anno...Read More | |||
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Patients Lured With Opioids to Undergo Injections in Alleged Scheme | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 189 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| Six Michigan doctors have been charged as part of an investigation into a $464 million health care fraud scheme that involved more than 13 million unlawful opioid prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider’s office ...Read More | |||
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Rules Would Allow Third Party to Administer Uninsured Fund Claims | 12/10/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 73 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is proposing rules that would allow the Uninsured Employers Board to contract with a third party to adjust claims and represent it in all legal proceedings. ...Read More | |||
