Bill filed in Florida would end no-fault auto system in the state
After almost half a century, Florida’s no-fault car insurance system would end by 2019 under a bill filed by state Sen....
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Federal bill would increase funding to combat prescription drug abuse
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has proposed a $600 million bill aimed at tackling opiate addiction. The emergency funding measure proposed...
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Bill in Massachusetts would limit painkiller prescriptions to three-day supply
Gov. Charlie Baker’s opioid abuse bill takes center stage at a public hearing on Beacon Hill this week. Baker’s bill would...
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New law in Oklahoma requires docs to check database before prescribing
A new law aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse takes effect next week. House Bill 1948 requires that before doctors prescribe...
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Wisc. bill would require prescription overdoses to be recorded in database
The state Senate’s judiciary committee has signed off on a bill that would require police who find an opiate prescription at...
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Bill would let Wisc. more aggressively probe comp schemes
Legislative Republicans circulated a bill last week that would significantly change the state’s worker’s compensation laws. The proposal would diminish the...
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Utah lawmakers hear “horrific” stories of healthcare fraud at hearing
Fly-by-night substance-abuse treatment centers are cashing in on tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent billings, shopping for patients — sometimes...
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Bills in New York and New Jersey could ban drone use by insurers
The uptick in civilian drone usage in New York and New Jersey has lawmakers in both states considering sweeping legislation that...
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Newspaper lobby kills employee misclassification bill in North Carolina
A bill aimed at curbing the illegal practice of companies treating workers who should be employees as contractors stalled Tuesday as...
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New guidelines for anti-fraud plans being drafted for insurers, fraud
The Coalition has long called for insurers to be proactive in identifying and deterring insurance fraud. To this end, our model...
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