Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Coventry Resolves CMS Dispute With Feds For $3 Million. Jury Convicts in Orange County Medical Fraud Case. Federal Grand Jury Investigates San Diego Drug Testing Company For Excessive Testing and Kickbacks. DWC Posts Draft Independent Medical Review Regulations. DWC Announces 2013 Temporary Total Disability Rates. 2013 Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to 56.5 Cents Per Mile. Fatal Accident at Fontana Concrete Plant Triggers Cal/OSHA Investigation. Accountable Care Organizations Continue to Grow. Is Comp Next? WCRI Discovers Why Claimants Hire Attorneys. DWC Seeks Nominations for 2013 Carrie Nevans Community Service Awards.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. En Banc WCAB Decision Clarifies Burden of Proof and Sanctions Lien Claimant. WCAB Panel Adds More Exceptions to List of QME Ex Parte Communications. San Diego District Attorney Launches Comp Fraud Awareness Campaign. Independent Staffing Solutions Organizer Arrested for Comp Insurance Scam. Insurance Broker Arrested For Defrauding Celebrities. DWC Posts SB 863 FAQ. DWC Issues Second 15-day Notice Regarding Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule. CHSWC Publishes Guide to Developing Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Study Says Spinal Steroid Shots Have Little Effect on Back Pain. A.M. Best Says Workers' Compensation Premium Growth Has Stabilized.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Physiological Manifestations of Stress Limited by Good Faith Personnel Action Defense. Sacramento Comp Doctor Faces Retrial in Sexual Abuse Case. Federal Prosecutors See Medical Research As Emerging Trend in Health Care Fraud. DWC Posts SJDB, Physician Predesignation and Chiropractic PTP Regulations. DWC Approves SB 863 Updates to CWCI New Hire Pamphlets and Posting Notices for 2013. New Medicate Set-Aside Contractor Speeds Review Time to 30 Days. Study Says New Orthopedic Surgeons Are Less Prepared. Accident Fund Insurance Company/Comp West - Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary. DWC Opens Registration for its 20th Annual Educational Conference.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Restraining Order Upheld Against Injured Pomona Police Officer. DOR Not Required to Perfect Appeal of Rehabilitation Benefits. Unity Surgical Outpatient Center Criminal Case Nears Completion. Seventh Hacienda La Puente USD Employee Charged With Fraud. Seventh Hacienda La Puente USD Employee Charged With Fraud. City of San Jose Votes to Outsource Comp Claims. Global Drugmakers Fined Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Aging Workforce Injuries Not a Big Factor on Comp Costs. Salinas Food Processing Plant Fined $35K by Cal-OSHA. Report Says FDA Lacks Authority to Regulate Compounding Pharmacies. Report Reviews State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Cannot Bend the Rules in the Name of Compassion or Expediency. Farmworkers Claim Cal OSHA Fails to Enforce Regulations. Cal-OSHA Investigates Port of Oakland Fatality. Comp Doctor Sexual Assault Trial Starts in Sacramento. High School Custodian Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. Owners of Central Valley Floor Care Company Face Fraud Charges. Stand Alone Comp Bills Vetoed by Governor Brown. DWC Posts Modified Rules for Outpatient Ambulatory Surgical Centers. Destie Overpeck Named Acting DWC Administrative Director. Another E-Filing Expo Set for November 8 in Anaheim. Pelosi Blames Comp Costs for United Football League Woes.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Claimant Fraud and Perjury Conviction Sustained by Court of Appeal. So Cal Pharmacists Indicted for Drug Trafficking. California CVS Pharmacies Under Investigation for Automatic Refills. GAO Report Profiles Medical Fraud Cases. Pebble Beach Couple Sentenced. DWC Issues 15 Day Notice of Modifications to Text of Proposed Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule. DWC Creates S.B. 863 Web Page. SCIF CEO Says SB 863 Holds Great Promise. California Comp Costs Move From Fifth To Third Highest in Nation. Joe Dunn Appointed Central Valley Team Claims VP.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Grants Review of Valdez Non-MPN Report Case. WCAB Panel Says AME/QME Process Unnecessary When UR Process Deficient. L.A. County Educator Charged With Comp Fraud. FBI Arrests Owners of Ontario DME Supply Company for Fraud. Carmel Landscaper Convicted. California Work Comp Facilities Linked to Meningitis Outbreak. Genetic Link Association Found In Lumbar Disc Disease. SCIF Declares $100 Million Dividend. New WCRI Study Ranks California Comp with 15 Other States. 11 Year Old Inspires Disabled Americans.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Fraud Strike Force Nabs 18 Southland Residents. Drug Companies Paid $30 Billion To Resolve Fraud Charges. SWIFT Team Nabs Eight Unlicensed Contractors in Sting Operation. Bakersfield Father, Daughter Ordered to Repay Over $600K in Restitution. Elimination of Comp Exemption for Domestic Workers Vetoed. Governor Brown Vetoes Farm Worker Heat-Safety Bills. Study Says Too Many Injured Workers Remain on Opioids. LAPD Comp Costs Questioned. The DWC Medical Evidence Evaluation Advisory Committee Meets Nov 15.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says WCAB Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over 132a Claims. Riverside County Contractor Convicted in $3 Million Fraud Case. Bakersfield Occupational Medicine Physician Pleads to Drug Charge. WCIRB Recommends No Rate Increase After SB 863 Review. DIR Preparing Emergency Regulations to Implement S.B. 863 - regulation. Governor Brown Signs Roofing Contractor Comp Law. Cancer Surgeon Discloses the "Dark Side" of Medicine. IAIABC Posts Model Rule for Preventing Pain Medication Abuse. Opiods Wreak Havoc on Comp Costs. Feds Warn Hospitals Over Inflated Billing.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Murrietta Man Faces Fraud Charges. Owner Pays $321,350 for Restitution in Fraud Case. Los Angeles Doctor Convicted for $1 Million Heath Care Fraud. Billing Software Blamed for Higher Risk of "Electronically-Enabled Healthcare Fraud." Physician Assistant Gets 72 Months in Prison for Role in $18.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme. DWC Announces S.B. 863 Regulation Workgroups. CAAA Leadership Team Pledges to Fight for "Fair Implementation" of SB 863. Medicare Secondary Payment Program Reform Law Inches Forward. Fitch Ratings Says S.B. 863 is "Slight Net Benefit" for Carriers.