WorkCompAcademy News - October 25, 2010

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies Ogilvie Formula. Neither the Labor Code Nor MPN Regulations Impose Geographical Limitations on Choice of PTP. US Agents Make More Arrests in Massive Medicare Fraud Cases. Medical Pot and Workers’ Comp- Utilization Schedule Says No! Reports Finds Drug Companies Pay 17,000 U.S. Doctors. Study Finds Drug Companies Influence Prescribing. Surgery on the Wrong Patient? It’s Still a Problem. Calif. Workers Compensation Insurance Rates Rise 3%. Marsh Report- Soft Market Persists; Fierce Competition to Continue into 2011. SCIF is Searching For New CFO.