Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. New Law Says Goodbye to ACOEM Guidelines. Feds Pass Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. DWC Schedules QME Examination for October 29. CMS Provider "Integrity Efforts" Reduces "Pay-and-Chase" Losses. Marin Physician Gets Three Years in Prison for Illegal Opioids. Red Bluff City Councilman Faces Comp Fraud Charges. Researchers Report Long Term Effects of Head Trauma. FDA Approves Ablating Procedure for Back Pain. Half of Major Surgery Now Done With Robotic Techniques. Combining Medications Improve Fibromyalgia Outcomes.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Feds Say "No" to Major Healthcare Mergers. WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure Do Not Apply to UR Process. 53 Big Name Wrestlers File Concussion Class Action. Applicant Attorney Admits He Was "Greedy and Stupid." Bristol-Myers Squibb Settles Kickback Case for $30 Million. Owners of San Jose Chiro Spa Sentenced for Billing Fraud. Santa Barbara Contractor Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. HHS Proposes New Roadmap for Interoperability of Medical Records. Study Claims Fewer Painkillers Prescribed in 17 Medical Marijuana States.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Exclusive Remedy Protects Employer in Chair Injury Case. Appeals Court Delivers Another ObamaCare Law Blow. Filmmaker Sentenced for Manslaughter - Then Awarded Psyche Benefits? Buena Park Doctors' License Revoked - Three Years After Fraud Conviction! Insurance Agent Faces Embezzlement Charges. Purdue Pharma Silent as Oxycontin Rings Explode in LA. DWC Reports on SB 863 Progress. WCIRB Summarizes Past and Future Initiatives. WC Insurance Industry Returns to "Unsustainable" Profitability. Declining Major Disease Rates May Complicate Reserving Estimates.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Claimants File Class Action Challenging AMA Guides Ratings. SCIF Ordered to Pay $4.4M Fees After Losing "Operation Chicken" RICO Case. Santa Barbara Cop/Strongman Contestant Faces Fraud Charges. Monterey DA Prosecutes Biggest Fraud Case Yet. Law Proposes to Ban Rogue Doctors. DWC Issues Drug Formulary Interim Status Report. Researchers Say FMRI Software Has Produced "False Positives" for 15 Years. Study Says 570 Clinics Offer "Unapproved" Stem Cell Procedures.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge Disqualifies SCIF Attorneys in Drobot RICO Case. Obamacare Insurers Forced to File Litigation for "Risk-Corridor" Funds. Feds Lose First "Yates Memo" Criminal Trial Against Drugmaker President. Unlicensed Insurance Broker Arrested for Selling Fake Policies. Berkshire Hathaway Comp Insurers Face Cease and Desist Order. DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS/DMEPOS Fees. California Voters to Decide on "Recreational" Use of Marijuana. WCIRB Submits January 1, 2017 Regulatory Filing. Employers Fear Proposed Anthem-Cigna Merger. 3D Printer Used to Create Replacement Joint Cartilage.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says Late IMR Decision is Still Valid. CDI Rules Berkshire Hathaway Company Comp Insurance "Scheme" Was Illegal. Major National Healthcare Fraud Sweep Includes 22 Californians. DOJ Publishes Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report. 70-Year Old Placentia Woman to Serve 8 Years for Second Fraud Conviction. Dentist Arrested for Billing for Treatment that Never Happened. USC Study Finds Wholesale Abandonment of Cyber Security in Hospitals. London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Turmoil After Brexit Vote. SCIF Proposes to Reduce Rates by 9.5%.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. U.S. Supreme Court Lowers Standards for Health Care Fraud. Former State Senator Ron Calderon Pleads Guilty in Drobot Bribery Case. NBA Star Kermit Washington Pleads Not Guilty in Ron Mix Kickback Case. Orange County Doctor and Assistants Face Drug Trafficking Charges. Lien Claimants Must Use Uniform Assigned Name. Legislators Fight Drugmaker Anti-Generic Drug Tactics. TTD Rates to Increase Nearly 4% in 2017. DWC Issues Second 30-Day Comment Period for HOPD/ASC Fee Schedule. State Opioid Monitoring Programs Reduce Prescriptions by One-Third. Study Finds "Noticeable Decreases" in Workers' Compensation Opioid Prescriptions.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Allows Comp Offset Against Tort Recovery. Seven Indicted by Riverside Grand Jury for Fraudulent Medical Claims. Former Assemblyman Tom Calderon Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering. Michael Drobot's Son Pleads Guilty In Pacific Hospital Case. Jury Convicts County of Ventura Employee. FDA to Shut Down 4,402 Illegal Prescription Drug Websites. Fraud Charges Filed Against Santa Barbara Cop. LA Teacher Faces Fraud Charges After Altercation. Santa Barbara Contractor Faces Fraud Charges.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lawmakers Seek Investigations of Comp Medical Fraud. DA Refiles Criminal Complaint Against Kareem Ahmed. Pacific Pain Care Office Manager Also Arrested and Faces 27 Years. Two Northern Cal Physicians Indicted in Fraud Case. CWCI 2016 IMR Study Confirms 2015 Trends. City of Pasadena Reviews Workers' Compensation Administration Cost Savings. FDA Approves First Opioid Addiction Implant. DWC Announces Passing of WCALJ Rosa Moran.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. SCIF Files Subro Claim in San Bernardino Terror Strike Case. Jury Awards Aetna $37.5 Million in Bay Area Surgical Fraud Case. Union Agreement Does Not Limit 132a Authority. DOJ Joins Fraud Claims Against 14 Major SoCal Hospitals. Former Claims Adjuster Sentenced to 4 Years for Embezzlement. Attorney Ron Mix Admits to Illegal Referral Fees for Comp Cases. Ron Mix NFL Capping Case Implicates NBA Player Kermit Washington. Glendale Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Opioids. Baldwin Park USD Aid Arrested for Comp Fraud. DWC Posts Amendments for Home Health Care Fee Regs.