David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimant Aspen Medical Charged With $36 Million Comp Fraud. Postal Worker Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. California Has Four Out of Top Ten Comp Fraud Cases in Nation. NICB Outlines Fraud Trends for 2014. 2014 Annual Report of Inventory Due April 1. WCIRB Launches Classification Search Tool. Next QME Examination Set for April 12. Amgen Faces Cal/OSHA Probe for Second Explosion in Last Year.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge Rejects NFL Settlement. National Nurses United Claims Medical Bills are Bloated with Waste. 2013 Was Record Year for Health Care Fraud. Profiteering and Fraud. Van Nuys DME Supplier Faces 30 Years After Guilty Plea. Orange County Attorney Jailed for Use of Cappers. SB 863 Roll Back Bill Dies An Early Death. Researchers Study Best Treatment for Herniated Discs. Researchers Link Chronic Back Pain and Brain Changes Causing Obesity. Analyst Predicts Third Wave of Asbestos Claims. NCCI Changes Experience Mod Rules in 36 States.

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Citation to Treatment Guideline Required to Award Home Health Care. San Diego Company Settles Kickback Charges for $40 Million. Santa Barbara Doctor Known as "Candy Man" Pleads Guilty. Proposed Medicare Regs Crack Down on Over Prescribers. CWCI Study Says UR/IMR Process Working as Intended. RAND Study Says Workplace Wellness Programs Ineffective. Liberty Mutual Sells Comp Business to AFG.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employment Law Change Highlights for 2014. Court of Appeal Says Rating Need Not Be "Complex and Extraordinary" to Use Almaraz/Guzman Analogy. Foundation Names California Worst "Judicial Hellhole" in Nation. Fullerton Business Owner Gets Five Year Sentence in Fraud Case. DWC Posts RBRVS Fee Schedule Updates Effective January 1, 2014. Comp Medical Mileage Rate Decreases in 2014. CMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making Regarding Appeal Process. FIO Report Suggest Fed Involvement In State Regulation of Insurance. CMS Rolls Out Fingerprint-Based Provider Background Checks. Drugmaker Ends Payments to Doctors for Promoting Products.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Activation Fee Injunction Case Continued to January 16. Court of Appeal Reverses Death Benefits Award. LAPD Police Officers Arrested for Comp Fraud. Insurance Agent Arrested for Fake Comp Policies. California Trial Lawyers Propose Ballot Initiative to Overturn Medical Malpractice Law. 70% of California Physicians Boycotting Obamacare. States Seek Removal of New Drug 5 to 10 Times More Potent Than Hydrocodone. More Doctors Moving to Fee for Services Mode.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Limits WCAB Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Professional Sports Injuries. Fresno Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Comp Carriers $4.2 Million Restitution. FBI Says Mob Figures Now Involved in Health Care Crime. Two Monterey County Contractors Convicted of Comp Fraud. Feds Pass New Law Regulating Drug Compounding. DIR Lien Revenue Reduces Costs of WC Revolving Fund.Researchers Measure Cost of Zero Dollar Comp Claims. 2014 WCIRB Manuals and Plans Now Available. DWC Schedules Another IMR Webinar. Researchers Say New Spinal Cord Treatment Improves Walking.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Relents on Lien Activation Fee Collection. Senator Calderon Points Fraud Finger at Senator Steinberg. NICB Reports Increase in Medical and Workers' Comp Fraud Claims. Feds Resolve Fraud Case With Orange County Ambulance Company for $3 Million. Final SJDB Regulations Approved. Insurance Commissioner Approves 6.7% Rate Increase. Insurers Protest Proposed CMS SMART Act Rule Extending Time Limits. Headache Doctors Publish Treatment-to-Avoid Guidelines. Panelists Says Early Aggressive Medical Care Lowers Claim Costs. SCIF Declares $100 Million Dividend. A.M. Best Report Shows Comp Industry Financial Improvement. State Fund CEO and CFO Abruptly Resign on Friday.

David L. Jimenez California Supreme Court Affirms Valdez Decision and Opens Pandora's Box. Federal Judge to Sign Statewide Injunction Against Lien Activation Fee. Old Settlement Precludes NFL Player's New Claim. WCAB Rescinds Its Decision on AMA Guides 6th Edition. Johnson and Johnson Settles Hip Replacement Lawsuits for $4 Billion. Orange County Physician Sentenced to 11 Years for Prescribing Opiates From Starbucks. Researchers Review Opioid Treatment Guidelines. DWC Posts New QME Panel Request Forms. CWCI Says Private Self-Insured Claims are Stable With Declining Frequency. DWC Announces Public Hearing for RBRVS Fee Schedule.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge To Issue Injunction Against Lien Activation Fee. WCAB Panel Applies SB 863 Retroactively to Home Health Care Claim. Pharmaceutical Companies Settle Federal Charges for $2 Billion. Sutter Health Settles Whistleblower Case for $46 Million. Pacific Grove Illegal Contractor Guilty of More Than 30 Felonies. Genetic Discoveries Will Transform Medical Care. WCIRB SB 863 Retrospective Cost Study Shows Costly Surge in IMR. DWC Now Plans For Santa Barbara "Satellite" Office. CHSWC Evaluates Cal/OSHA Inspection Methods.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Partially Reverses Injured Worker's FEHA Claim Against School District. FBI Allegedly Implicates Sen. Calderon and Pacific Hospital in Comp Law Bribery Scheme. Second Riverside Transit Driver Arrested for Comp Fraud. L.A. Transportation Company Owner Faces 10 years in Fraud Case. FDA Makes Major Policy Shift About Hydrocodone Pain Killers. States Grapple With Dangerous Treatment From Fake Doctors. FDA Released Strategic Plan to Combat Drug Shortages. Vons and Super A Foods Launch Work Comp Carve-Out Program. DWC Schedules Free Online IMR Webinar for November 5. Floyd Skeren and Kelly LLP Expands Long Beach Office.