Missouri law could cost medicaid patients more
A new Missouri law could require Medicaid patients to pay fines for missing appointments if the state gets federal permission. The...
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Groups tell N.J. lawmakers: Stop stalling, end surprise out-of-network medical bills
A coalition of business, labor and consumer advocates seldom on the same side of an issue gathered at the Statehouse Thursday...
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Insurers demand action on halted whiplash reforms
Insurers are demanding that the government push ahead on reforms to compensation for minor whiplash injuries, saying they shouldn’t “cave in...
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California reforms target workers’ compensation fraud
California is cracking down on graft in the state’s system of medical care for injured workers with two bills recently signed...
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Dave Jones praised Governor Brown for his veto of Assembly Bill 1922
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones praised Governor Brown for his veto of Assembly Bill 1922. The bill, vetoed Friday, September 30, would...
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Governor signs bill to fight prescription drug abuse
The legislation will require doctors to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing prescriptions for addictive drugs. Governor Jerry Brown...
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In a first, health department plans privacy law to guard patients’ data
IN WHAT may be the first sector specific law on privacy, the health ministry has roped in the National Law School...
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New workers compensation laws will reduce treatment delays and improve antii-fraud efforts
Two newly signed laws will build upon California’s workers’ compensation reforms by addressing two critical issues—reducing treatment delays for injured workers...
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California enacts law to crack down on fake airbags
California became the fourth state to enact a life-saving law criminalizing airbag scams this year in a spreading trend, the Coalition...
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State insurer in Florida pushing legislators on assignment-of-benefits fraud
State-backed Citizens Property Insurance will continue pushing lawmakers next year to approve changes that would address surging water-damage claims. Shifts of...
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