Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Proposes New Changes to QME Regulations Without Complying With WCAB En Bank Decision. CWCI Ships Revised WC Posting Notices, Pamphlets and Claim Forms. Victorville Man Arrested for Workers' Compensation Fraud. Vista City Councilman and Wife Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor. NICB Reports 9 Percent Decline in Workers' Compensation Fraud Reports. California State Fund Reports Net Income Doubled in 2009.WCIRB Lowers Recommended Premium Rate Increase With Amended Filing. Fitch Revises U.S. P/C Industry Outlook to Stable. Less-Potent Opiates May be Safer for Long-Term Use. Intercare Names Rothman as EVP, Business Development.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. City of Rialto Attorney Violated Constitutional Rights of Injured Firefighter. WCAB Panel Decision Approves of Ex-Party Communication With QME Staff. Lakewood Man Sentenced in $5 Million Fraud Case. Convicted Prison Librarian Claims Juror Misconduct. Study Finds 78 Percent Error Rate in AMA Guides Impairment Ratings. The Iatragenic or Jurigenic Effects of Industrial Medicine and Litigation. Workers' Compensation Payments for Medical Care Exceed Cash Benefits for the First Time. 8th Annual California Workers' Compensation Forum Set for October.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Clarifies Standard for Proving Causation of Valley Fever.Los Angeles WCAB Schedules Conference to Discuss Consolidation of Compound Pharmacy Liens. Several Comp Bills Await Governor’s Signature While Major Issues Remain Unresolved. The Politics of California Workers' Compensation. CWCI Study Confirms Concern Over Compounded Pharmaceuticals. Couple Arrested for Forging Work Comp Insurance. Sacramento Physician Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges. AG Eric Holder Speaks at Los Angeles Health Care Fraud Summit. U.S. Risk Acquires Workers’ Compensation Wholesaler – Unisource. WCIRB Reports California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio is Highest Since 2001.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. SCIF Loses Fraud Recovery to Bankruptcy Court Trustee. Exclusive Remedy Defeats Television Extra's Premises Liability Claim Against CBS. Division of Workers' Compensation Marks Second Anniversary of EAMS. Bill to Stop 'Tax and Workers' Compensation Fraud Epidemic' Set for Vote. "Dallas" Jones Cancer Presumption Act of 2010 Awaits Governor's Signature. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to Benefit Notice Regulations. Radiologists Call For Curbs on Overuse of Imaging. FDA Tells J and J Unit to Halt Hip and Knee Device Sales. DWC Announces Activities for "Labor Rights Week 2010". Workplace Fatalities Decline in 2009.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 6th District Court of Appeal Upholds WCAB in Guzman Case. Court of Appeal Softens Opinion on Ex Parte Communications With QME After Re-Hearing. Payment to Attend QME Appointment Does Not Start 104 Week Limit on TTD. Farmers Moves Simi Valley Employees to Woodland Hills. Travelers To Send an EOB Notice In All Workers' Compensation Claims Nationwide. Division of Workers' Compensation Unveils New EAMS Web Site Tools. Calif. Employers Face New Workers' Comp Posting Requirements. Workers' Comp Hammered By Recession, Experts Report. FDA Panel Backs Use of Eli Lilly's Cymbalta for Back Pain.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drug Pricing and Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Controversy Continues. New MPN Regulations Become Effective October 8. New Workers’ Compensation Information System Regulations Proposed. Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule Revisions Proposed. Crawford Reports 2010 Second Quarter Net Loss. Employers Holdings Q2 Net Premiums Written Declined 15.5%. Schwarzenegger Sends Letter to Poizner on Workers’ Compensation Rates. After ACL Injury, Lubricating The Knee Cartilage May Prevent Osteoarthritis. Ultrafine Particles Could Increase Coronary Risk in Firefighters.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Concludes That Use of A-M-E to Determine Treatment Issue is Implicit Objection of U-R Opinion. Work Comp Benefit Notices Highly Criticized in CHSWC Study. York Risk Services Acquires Great Western Administrators. DWC Schedules Physician Fee Schedule Stakeholder Meeting. QME Panel Request Backlog Essentially Resolved. Loss Control Tool Urged for Radiofrequency Radiation Risk. State Compensation Insurance Fund Receives Seven Awards. Workers' Compensation Woes in California Hit SeaBright. Work Comp Benefit Notices Highly Criticized in CHSWC Study. Panel Urges 30% Workers' Comp Rate Hike.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rules that Defective MPN Notice Can be Corrected. Split WCAB Panel Decision Allows Employer to Attend Employee Deposition in Psychiatric Injury Case. Physician Repackaged Drugs Now Replaced by Compounding Drugs and "Medical Foods" as Cost Driver. FDA Panel Narrowly Backs Medtronic Spine Device. Doubt Cast on Common Back Pain Management. Animal Studies Show Ability to Grow Their Own Joint Replacements. CSIMS Physicians Angry Over DWC Proposed Changes to OMFS. Division of Workers' Compensation Makes Changes to Select EAMS Forms. PacificComp Appoints Chris DeSales to Agency Relations Manager. State Compensation Insurance Fund Board Names Tom Rowe President and CEO.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies COLA Application in Death Benefits Case. Some Appellate Cases Heat Up and Others Cool Down in July. Dozens Arrested in Medicare Fraud Totalling $251 Million. Prosecutors Confirm QME Munir Uwaydah is a "Subject of Interest" in Murder Investigation. New Federal Financial Reform Law Creates Federal Insurance Office (FIO). Air Ambulance Fee Schedule Modification Effective July 13. Markel to Acquire FirstComp to Expand Workers' Compensation Penetration. CAAA Claims Insurance Carrier Profits "Skyrocketed" Since 2004. Knee Ligament Tears May Not Require Surgery.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Court of Appeal Applies California Standard for Employee Relationship. Court of Appeal Finds Order For Further Diagnostic Studies Is Inconsistent With MMI Status. Statutory AME-QME Scheme Does Not Apply to Subsequent Injury Cases. Attorney Sanctioned for Inappropriate Walk Though Order. WCIRB Article Clarifies Experience Rating Eligibility. Workers' Comp. Pharmacy Spending Increased 6.5% In 2009. Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication Increases by 400 Percent. After Announcing Cancellations, The DWC Schedules the Next QME Competency Examination for October 23. Voters to Decide if Private WC Insurance Becomes Available to Washington Employers. Employer's Self Funding Conference Slated for September in Los Angeles