Fresno County prosecutors allege a suspect hired a hit man to kill the lawyer who successfully defended his attorney from malpractice allegations after the California
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Louisiana, a state with a high rate of opioid prescribing, had the highest prescription cost per workers’ comp claim for 2015 injuries among 18 states featured in
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A high-tech twist on a compounding medication scheme could be seen as a cautionary tale on the growing use of telemedicine in workers’ compensation.
The arrest
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Consumer privacy legislation that California lawmakers rushed through the Capitol to fend off a ballot initiative could be extremely disruptive for the state’s workers’ compensation
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A federal contractor responsible for collecting money owed to Medicare from workers’ comp and other payers may finally be cleaning up a mess created when
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Legislation passed in 2013 that switched North Carolina to a Medicare-based reimbursement plan continues to have its intended effect: The state’s medical costs for 2016
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Health care workers experience a high rate of work-related injuries, and claims involving patient handling have the highest average total cost, at $14,100 per claim,
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A Pennsylvania employer group is urging regulators to order a refund on workers’ compensation premiums that were raised this year because of an insurance carrier’s
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Steven Howser was convicted of conspiring to pay $8,000 in kickbacks to a Southern California doctor who ordered durable medical equipment from his company. As a result,
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Intrathecal pumps, drug-delivery systems that have been controversial in workers’ compensation, are the subject of a warning issued Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug
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