Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. First Opioid Cost Recovery Trial Set for March 2019, Whistleblower Accuses Ventura County of $100M Medical Fraud, Physicians Convicted in Compound Medication Fraud, Owner of Ventura Cleaning Service Guilty of Premium Fraud, Salinas Caregiver Guilty of Fraud Charges, Deputy Sheriff Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case, Federal Health Care Fraud Program Recovers $2.4B in 2017, Interpreters Slam Proposed Fee Regulations, Opioid and Compound Med Spend Declines in Comp Claims, CVS Launches Drug Price Transparency Tool.