Tag: 2020 Podcasts

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: $1.6 Billion Global Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Mallinckrodt, 18 States File Lawsuit Challenging Limits to Joint Employer Liability, No Time Limit for Recovery Suits Against Secondary Payers, Judge Issues AB-5 Injunction Against Instacart, Hollywood Pharmacy Owners to Serve 12 Years for $11.8M Fraud, Jury Convicts Manhattan Beach Physician of $700K Fraud, DWC Posts Changes to MTUS and OMFS, FDA to Use Claims Data to Confirm Drug Clinical Trials, 24 Companies Join Blockchain Group to Limit Counterfeit Meds.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: AG Suit Claims OptumRX Illegally Gouged Comp Claims, Another California “New-Law-Fail” in Federal Courts, Lawsuits Claim AARP Cheats Policyholders, More AB-5 Unintended Consequences, San Diego Musicians Play Blues Tunes Over AB-5, DWC Announces Online Doctors First Report Pilot Program, Single Point of Failure – Pharmaceutical Roads Lead to China, CWCI Study Shows Decline in Medical Treatment Counts, Disability Discrimination 2nd Highest EEOC Claim, Mike Hessling New Gallagher Basset CEO.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Panel Specifies Requirements for 4903.8(d) Lien Declaration, WCAB Claim Tolls Statute of Limitations for FEHA Action, Arch Health Partners Resolves Kickback Allegations for $3M, Convicted Surgeon Extradited from Israel to Serve, Bay Area Medical Device CEO Convicted, Charges Filed in $20M Comp Treatment Kickback Scheme, Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Annual Summary, Looking Back at the Validity of NFL Concussion Claims, Non-Opioid “Stem Cell” Pain Treatment Provides Relief, Insurance Industry Reports Varying Results With Data Analytics.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: En Banc WCAB Struggles with AD Over SJDB Jurisdiction, Second Restraining Order Against AB5 Remains in Place, No “Work-Spawned Risk” for Auto Accident After RTW, So. Cal. DME Maker Pays $37.5M to Resolve Kickback Claims, U.S. Attorneys Recover $105M Last Year, Reactions to AB5 Differ in Gig Worker Industry, SCIF Rejects OC Register Suggestion to “Privatize”, Sedgwick Outlines Claim “Conversation Threads for 2020”, Doctors Average 16 Minutes on Record Keeping for Each Patient, Common Myths Make Back Pain Worse.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Federal Judge Signs AB-5 Restraining Order for Truckers, Sutter Health Resolves Anticompetitive Class Action for $575M, Mileage Rates Drop to 57.5 Cents in 2020, Reserving Lifetime Medical Award is Getting More Difficult, Drugmakers Start New Year by Jacking Up Prices on 330 Drugs, Tramadol – The Other Opioid Crisis, FDA Issues Nerve Pain Meds Safety Warning, Antibiotic Drugmaker Bankruptcies Spark Crisis, California Pharmacies Fail Drug Take-back/Disposal Study, Canadian Drug Suppliers Decline to Sell to U.S.