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Assembly Passes Firefighter TD Boost, MPN Study Measures
06/01/2021
The California Assembly on Thursday approved bills that would increase temporary disability payments for state firefighters and require a study of issues relating to medical provider networks.
The Assembly voted 76-0 to pass AB 872 and 78-0 to pass AB 1465.
AB 872 by Assemblyman Jim Wood D
Category: News
Federal Judge Gives Surgeon 15 Months for Role in Pacific Hospital Kickback Scheme
05/26/2021
physicians to pay kickbacks in return for referring thousands of patients to Pacific Hospital for spinal surgeries and other medical services paid for primarily through the California workers compensation system.
The schemers submitted more than 500 million in fraudulent medical bills in the final
Category: News
Committees Pass Comp Bills Ahead of Deadline; Assembly OKs New Skin Cancer Presumption
05/24/2021
Appropriations committees in both chambers of the California Legislature passed multiple workers comp bills last week and the Assembly unanimously approved legislation that would extend presumptive coverage for skin cancer to some game wardens and state parks employees.
The Assembly on
Category: News
Feds Want Another Crack at Phone They Say Contains Evidence of Kickback Scheme
05/11/2021
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In September 2018 the FBI tried to access information on an iPhone belonging to imaging business owner Sam Solakyan arguing that it contained emails text messages and other evidence proving he paid more than 8 million for patient referrals that were used to generate bills for ancillary
Category: News
MPN Study, MLFS, Cancer Presumption on Deck for Appropriations Committee Hearing
05/10/2021
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday will review the fiscal implications of bills that would require a study of medical provider network issues in California require regular updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for park
Category: News
Insurance Committee Approves Bill to Extend Skin Cancer Presumption to Parks and Wildlife Officers
04/30/2021
it's usually just not enough.
The committee on Thursday passed two other workers comp bills to appropriations as part of a consent calendar vote.
Assembly Bill 1465 by Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes D-San Bernardino requests a systemwide study to examine treatment delays and access-to-care
Category: News
Hearing on Statewide MPN Bill Scheduled for Thursday
04/26/2021
The Assembly Insurance Committee on Thursday will hear testimony on a proposal to create a statewide medical provider network to treat injured workers.
Other bills on the agenda for the hearing that starts at 1030 a.m. in the Assembly Chamber of the Capitol in Sacramento would require biennial
Category: News
Chiropractor Sentenced to 3 Years for Fraud Schemes
04/15/2021
marketing and scheduling services but which was actually a kickback.
The grand jury alleged that Candelario received 529 comp patients as a result of his participation in the scheme between March 2012 and November 2015. He submitted more than 6.6 million in bills for services provided to those patients
Category: News
Comp Bills Could Create 'Nightmare' Scenario for Employers, Advocates Say
04/13/2021
A host of comp-related bills introduced in the California Legislature could cause problems for the states employers including public entities already saddled with growing workers compensation expenses employer advocates said.
And the proposed bills which include expanded presumptions and
Category: News
Columnist: State's Once-a-Decade Comp Fight Expected to Heat Up
04/06/2021
while lowering premiums Walters wrote.
Two groups lawyers and medical providers were left out of the deal but they may be able to tip the scales this time around thanks to at least two comp bills that have been introduced Walters wrote.
Assembly Bill 1465 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez
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