Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Rejects Jurisdiction Over Hospital Lien Claim.Civil Lawsuits Claim Comp Doctors Used Fake Spine Surgery Hardware.Inspector General Warns About Electronic Health Records Potential for Fraud.Former Visalia Physician Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Drug Case. Major Drugmakers Lack Interest in New Antibiotic Development.New Study Says Steroid Injections Ineffective for Back Pain.California Has Mixed Scorecard in WCRI Medical Price Index Report.Veterans Administration Botches 60% Of Its Own Work Comp Claims.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 6th Circuit Rules Against Plaintiffs in Darvon and Darvocet Litigation. DIR Approves New Alternative Security Program for Self Insureds. Civil Suit Between Carrier and Applicant Attorneys Not Protected by SLAPP Statute. La Mirada Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegal Drug Distribution. Court of Appeal Reduces Evidence Required In Medical Fraud Cases. 259 Million Prescriptions of Opiods Written in One Year. Poor Outcomes Linked to Pre-Surgical Opioid Use. Workers' Compensation - Where Did All The Money Go?

Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Class Action Concludes Delivery Truck Drivers Are Employees. Omnicare Settles Kickback Case for $124 Million. Baby's Death Allegedly Linked to Compound Drug Fraud Scheme. Politics and Medical Fraud Strange Bedfellows. Owner of Plumbing Company Faces 18 Years for Comp Fraud. California 20th State to Legislatively Restrict Football. California Launches Health Care Transparency Project. Study Shows Wide Differences in ASC Costs Across States. DWC Posts Updated Time of Hire Pamphlet. Jaw Dropping Vote Count For Secretary of State.

Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Publishes Case on WCAB Privilege. Court of Appeal Remands Case to Consider 22 Non MPN Reports. Task Force Issues 60 Citations to Illegally Uninsured Contractors. 15 Indicted In Alleged Compound Drug Fraud Scheme. Outpatient and ASC Fee Schedules Now Final. Health Insurers Balk at Genetic Sequencing. WCIRB Submits January 1, 2015 Regulatory and Pure Premium Rate Filing. Superior Court System Still Under Funded. WCIRB CEO Says Comp Vital Signs Are "Mixed". WCRI Study Identifies Predictors Of Injury Outcomes.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Broadly Interprets Definition of a "Prescription" for Home Health Care. Court of Appeal Narrowly Applies Power Press Exception in Meat Packer Case. Uninsured Rapper Sued by Housekeeper. Feds Have Over 2000 Open Health Care Fraud Probes. Pacific Grove Architect Guilty of Comp Fraud. Five Accused in $4 Million Fraud Case. City of LA Employee Arrested for Double Dipping. FDA Approves Bunavail for Opioid Addiction. Simple Ice Packs Reduce Post Surgical Pain and Narcotics. Comp Costs Limit NFL Expanded Playoffs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Dancing Kia Hamster Headed to Jail. Farm Worker Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. Nurse Faces Fraud Charges For Exaggerated Claim. RAND Evaluates Impact of Expiration of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. DWC Sets Hearing on WCIS Regulations. Coventry Reports Reduction in Narcotic Medication Usage. CWCI Computes 2015 Benefit Payment Increases. California Books Off by $31 Billion in Mistakes.

Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says Privileges Apply to WCAB and Limit Discovery. Lowe's Settles Misclassification Class Action. 6th Circuit Rejects RICO in Workers' Compensation Worker Faces Five Years For Fraudulent Mileage Claims. Operation Nail Polish Nabs $7 Million Chiropractic Fraud. Surge in Drug Testing Deemed "Spigot of Money". Insurers "Shocked" by Cost of New Drugs. SCIF Announces New CEO.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Imposes 5814 Penalties and Attorney Fees for Following "Unreasonable" UR Determination. Court of Appeal Rejects Death Benefits in "Special Mission". En Banc Decision - 100% PD and COLA Starts When TD Ends. NFL Faces New Player Class Action in San Francisco. Two Business Owners Face Charges. LA Probation Officer Arrested for Comp Fraud. LAUSD Cop Arrested for Comp Fraud. DWC Issues Notice of Hearing for MTUS Regulations. DWC Schedules Public Hearing on Proposed Copy Service Fee Schedule. DIR Reduces Fees for IMR, IBR by 25 Percent.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Nationwide Fraud Bust - Eight Caught in LA. Restaurant Owner Gets 6 Years 8 Months Sentence. Paso Robles Contractor Arrested. WCAB, DWC Issue New Forms. Medical Costs Moderated Before SB 863. Governor Brown Signs Time Extension for Death Benefits. CWCI Update Study Shows Limited Reduction in Opioid Abuse. Physician Dispensed Narcotics Linked to Poor Outcomes. Study Says Minimally Invasive Spine Fusions Have Better Outcomes. Comp Combined Ratio Significantly Improved.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reopens Stipulated Award Based Upon Excusable Mistake. Corrections Officer Fraud Conviction Reversed Over Jury Instructions. Insurance Broker Faces Prison For Taking Casino Premiums. LA County Worker Arrested in 100% Disability Fraud Case. Salinas Claimant Sentenced to Eight Years, Eight Months. Claimant Arrested for Failure to Disclose Correct Medical History. DWC Posts Third Modification to MPN Regulations. SCIF Increases Premium Revenue to Over $1 Billion. Xerox Acquires StrataCare and CareSolutions. Work Comp Industry Lags Behind in Technology and Innovation.