Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Grants Removal to Avoid Undue Burden on Adjuster. SoCal Man Pleads Guilty to $17M Hospice Fraud. Couple Plead Guilty to Home Health Care Fraud. Legislature Seeks to Limit Misleading AI Healthcare. CDI to Assess Carriers $1B for FAIR Plan Bailout After LA Fires. DIR Proposes to Adopt New ACOEM Cannabis Guideline. Cal/OSHA Fines Plumbing Companies $530K for Trench Collapse. Researchers Say Hybrid AI Approach Helps Brain Surgery Planning.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Unless Open & Obvious, Injured Worker Must Request Accommodations. Motion to Arbitrate Needs Review of Arbitrator’s Discovery Rules. Pfizer Company Resolves Kickback Case for $60M. QOL Medical Resolves Specialty Drug Kickback Case for $47M. State Farm Requests Wildfire Caused 22% Rate Increase. Cal/OSHA: COVID-19 Non-Emergency Standards Expired. Cal/OSHA Guidance During Wildfire Cleanup and Recovery. First-in-Class Non-Opioid Painkiller Approved by FDA.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SEIU Nurses Union to pay $6.28M for Unlawful Hospital Strike. No Tort Recovery After Employee Loses Wrongful Discharge Case. FTC Releases New Report – PBMs Markup Generics by 1000%. Cal/OSHA increases civil penalty amounts for 2025. Agenda Announced for DWC 32nd Annual Educational Conference. Recent Medical Workforce Trends on Injured Workers. Independent Pharmacies Won’t Carry Negotiated Price Drugs. AI Assisted Electrocardiogram Detects Cognitive Decline.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Orders Retroactive Application of 4903.05(c)(1) Lien Declaration. Employee Awarded Attorney Fees After Appeal of “Berman” Hearing. Imprisoned SoCal Doctor Must Forfeit All Proceeds of Fraud. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Alleges Cedars-Sinai Conspiracy. 2024 Was Another Bad Year For US Health Care Cyberattacks. P/C Insurance Market Profitability Improves in 2024.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: FDA Continues Resisting Production of Pfizer Vaccine Documents. Legislators Propose Law to Help Finance Insurance Fire Losses. Palisades Firefighters Participate in First-of-its-Kind Cancer Study. Sutter Health to Invest $1B in AI Imaging With GE HealthCare. Dermatologicals Now Most Expensive WorkComp Drug Group. NSC MSD Solutions Index Reveals Workplace Safety Progress. Public Self-Insured Paid & Incurred Losses Increase. Latest Gallop Ratings of Lawyers & Judges Stay Historically Low.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB to Sanction Attorney After Admonishments in 5 Cases. California Staffing Company Starts Gig Economy Legal Battle. Court Rules on FEHA Fees After Trip to Supreme Ct and Settlement. EEOC Says Wearable Technologies May Violate Employment Law. Two New Federal Laws Reduce Employer Administrative Burdens. New Law Limits Use of AI Alone in Making UR Determinations. Cal/OSHA Issues Safeway a $182K Citation For Unsafe Conditions. State Compensation Insurance Fund Declares 15% Dividend.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Limits ER Price Disclosure Obligations to Patients. New L.C. Whistleblower Attorney Fee Law Applies to Pending Cases. Physician Admits $3M SIBTF Fraud Naming O.C. Judge as Co-Conspirator. Ventura County Physician to Serve 2 Years for $3M Healthcare Fraud. First Pharmaceutical “Consultant” Based Opioid Criminal Case Settles for $650M. Cal/OSHA Cites City of Los Angeles Animal Services Center $563K. Cal/OSHA Issues $276,425 Citation for First Serious Willful Heat Violations. Carriers File RICO Suits Against SoCal Addiction Treatment Centers. SoCal Laboratory and Owners Resolve Kickbacks Case for $15M.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: CEO of Large Vocational Center Faces 23 Counts of SJDB Insurance Fraud. Oroville Hospital Resolves Kickbacks and False Billing Claim for $10.25M. Former Insurance Agent Arraigned in $900K Long-Term Care Fraud Scheme. Bay Area Home Health Company Owner to Serve 2 Years for Fraud. Subminimum Wage For Disabled Workers Ends in California on January 1st. WCIRB Geostudy Shows LA Basin Most Costly Area For Claims. California Moves to top 10 in National Hospital Safety Ratings Study. Kaiser Permanente Quadrupled Hospital at Home Care in 2024.
