WorkCompAcademy News - October 9, 2017

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Newly Joined Defendants Protected by Statute of Limitation, TD and PD Awarded For UR/IMR Denied Treatment, Hartford Faces West Coast Medicare Double Damage Test Case, Lien Claimants Tell Federal Judge DIR "Corralled" the Legislature, Glendale Physician Sentenced to 37 Months in Fraud Case, DWC Backtracks on List of Dismissed Liens, Eight More Vendors Added to DWC Suspension List, FDA Adds "Drug Prices" to Approval Policies, New Osteoarthritis Medication Reduces Bone Damage, New Cigna Opioid Strategy - Contracted Financial Dosage Metrics.