A Southern California physician who worked as a qualified medical evaluator agreed to forfeit nearly $1 million he received in kickbacks for prescribing compound drugs as
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With drug costs dropping around the nation, some stakeholders are wondering why Florida's state employee self-insured fund is seeing higher workers' compensation pharmacy expenses.
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A proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to streamline its Medicare physician fee schedule for evaluation and management services is being watched
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After years of trying, some Massachusetts lawmakers and claimants' attorneys hope a last-minute push will move a disfigurement benefits bill out of committee before the
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Utilization review decisions involving prescription drugs dropped in the first five months following the implementation of the new formulary, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported.
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The prevalence of black-lung disease is on the rise among longtime coal miners in the U.S., reaching 20% in central Appalachia, according to a new
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Claims-management firms and insurance carriers in Tennessee are gearing up for strict new claims-handling standards that take effect next week, the first revision to the
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A new white paper that compares actual medical costs following a workers’ comp settlement with amounts projected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A federal judge scheduled a hearing next month to determine whether attorney Lee Mathis is competent to stand trial on charges of paying kickbacks to
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After three years of rate reductions, California may lose its perch at the top of the of the list of the most expensive states in
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