Category: Weekly Podcast News

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: School District Recovers Interest, but not Attorney Fees from JPA, Cal/OSHA Sets “Uncertain” Footwear Standard for Home Depot, Another SJDB Voucher Fraud Arrest, South Bay Physician to Serve 2 Years in Prison, Owner of Roofing Company Faces Fraud Charges, Researchers Take Second Look at Chiropractic Care, Employers Use Proactive Approach to Musculoskeletal Distorders, CDI Rejects Berkshire Sale of Applied Underwriters, FAA Approves CVS to Deliver Pharmaceuticals by Drone, Workers’ Compensation to Be Transformed by Technology.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 9th DCA Rules CIGA Need Not Reimburse Medicare, 9th Circuit Sets Higher Standard for ADA Liability, DWD Unit Must Show No Dependents Exist, Drugmaker Hit With $8B Jury Verdict with 13,400 Similar Cases Pending, So. Cal. Physicians Pay $6.65M to Resolve Fraud Claim, Foremost Shockwave Solutions Waives Liens, New MPN Provisions Apply Over Next Few Years, DWC Orders Three Changes to OMFS, WCRI Reviews Non-Pharmacologic Services for Pain Management, Interactive Policy Year Stats Report – 2019 Now Online.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Unsigned Policy Limiting Endorsement was “Equitable”, Aliso Viejo Drugmaker Resolves Kickback Claim for $116M, Cardiologist with 25 Year History of Crime – Charged Again, Stolen DEA Numbers Used to Buy Opiates for Darknet, Genetic Testing “Next Big Frontier” in Healthcare Fraud, Adjuster with Multiple Revoked Licenses – Sent to Jail, New Opioid Controls for Injured Federal Workers, DWC Amends DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule, CIRB Publishes 2020 Plans and Manual, Research Now Shows AI Equal to Human Medical Experts.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: TD Not Required for Medical Appointments After RTW, Saturday is Not a “Working Day” for UR Time Limits, WCAB Panel Circumvents CA Fitzpatrick Rating Standards, Purdue Pharma $12B Settlement Offer Moves Ahead, Man Accused of Premium Fraud Now Faces $30M Tax Evasion, ABC Employment Test Passed by Legislature, New Law Provides California Benefits to Out-of-State Film Workers, SB 731 Limits to Apportionment Remains in Committee, Panel Discusses New Safety Regulations, Insurance Commissioner Under More Ethical Scrutiny.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Says “No Alternative Track” to Dispute UR, Opioid Drugmaker Loses First Opiate Trial, Authorities Grab 52,000 Pounds of Illegal Fentanyl, “Oxygod” Sentenced to 17.5 Years for Fake Pills, O.C. Physician Assistant Indicted in Opioid Case, $90M Ballot Initiative Against ABC Employment Test, OxyContin Maker Tenders $12B Settlement Offer, Opioid Drugmakers Open New Markets in India, SCIF Declares $105 Million Dividend, UR Process “Ripe” for Automation.