Latest Drugs Headlines
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Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Proposals Revived
Apr 27 2004 // Several workers’ compensation reforms proposed in a pair of Oklahoma House of Represenatives bills that died in the Senate had new life breathed into them by amendments the House attached to Senate Bill...
N.H. Gov. Benson Buys Prescription Drugs from Canada
Apr 2 2004 // While researching the safety of prescription drugs, New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson ordered brand-name medicines from a Canadian online pharmacy for about half the cost of buying the same drugs in New Hampshire, he...
N.D. Shoots for 4% Comp Rate Hike
Mar 22 2004 // To counteract the steep rise in medical and prescription drug costs, the North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance’s (WSI) board of directors authorized the agency to go forward with a proposal for a slight premium...
Oklahoma House Passes Workers’ Comp Bill
Mar 11 2004 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives, concluding what has reportedly been a grueling three weeks of public policy debate, passed a workers’ compensation reform bill designed to keep a lid on costs. According to the...
What is the Right Prescription for Florida’s Nursing Home Problems’
Feb 23 2004 // Although many complex issues need to be resolved to solve Florida’s nursing home crisis, tighter litigation reforms are reportedly key to solving these problems, according to one insurance industry trade...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Optimistic as 2004 Unfolds
Feb 9 2004 // He came to Washington, D.C., with a background steeped in medicine. U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Tennessee Republican Bill Frist has known first-hand the impact of the nation’s medical malpractice crisis and how...
Miss. Tort Reform In Play As Lawyers Flock to Magnolia State
Jan 12 2004 // Problems and states come in all different shapes and sizes. For the insurance industry, keeping an eye on tort reform in Mississippi has been an item of importance in recent years. For the American Insurance Associ-ation...
Canada’s Med-Mal Insurance May Not Cover Internet Drug Sales
Jan 6 2004 // The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), which provides malpractice insurance to doctors in Canada, is on the verge of announcing it will not cover lawsuits generated by Internet drug sales, even if those suits...
Fiserv to Purchase MedPay, Provider of Workers’ Comp Prescription Services
Dec 5 2003 // Fiserv, Inc. has agreed to acquire Memphis-based MedPay Corporation, a provider of workers’ compensation prescription services, in a move that further expands its Fiserv Health business. No financial details are...
NAII Supporting Stricter State Legislative Guidelines for Drug Oxycontin
Sep 8 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced its support recently of state legislative initiatives to establish stronger guidelines for distribution of prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin and...
N.J. Man Charged with $300,000 Fraud and Theft
Jul 18 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Hudson County businessman has been charged by the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor with stealing more than $300,000 in...
N.J. Podiatrist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
Jul 17 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former Hudson County podiatrist has been ordered to reimburse the Medicaid Program nearly $6,000 for billing the cost of fraudulently obtained prescription drugs to...
N.Y. Woman Arrested for Prescription Claims Fraud
Jul 9 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that an investigation into a fraudulent prescription drug reimbursement claim has resulted in the arrest of Lynn Blake, 37, of Middletown, New York,...
N.J. Woman Pleads to Guilty to Forging Phony Prescriptions
Apr 16 2003 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Hudson County woman pled guilty to forging drug prescriptions as part of a reported scheme to obtain controlled drugs through the use of fraudulent...
PA Workers’ Insurance Fund Extends Workers’ Comp “Drug-Free Workplace Pilot” Discounts
Mar 25 2003 // Pennsylvania’s State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) and Drug Free Pennsylvania announced that the drug-free workplace pilot project will be extended for an additional year. The pilot project provides a...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Schenectady Father for Using Son’s Health Insurance Benefits
Mar 19 2003 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Jonathan S. Isdell, Sr., 46, of Schenectady, New York, for fraudulently using his son’s medical benefits identification...
An Exact Science: Insuring Biotech Takes Know-How
Sep 30 2002 // As far as commercial property and casualty coverages are concerned, it goes without saying that individual companies require specific types of policies to most effectively address risks inherent to their industries. The...
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment
Sep 2 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Union General is offering a program for facilities specializing in care and treatment of drug and alcohol abusers, including for profit and nonprofit centers and halfway houses. Coverage is available for...
Lloyd’s Kiln Covers Drug Company Patents
Apr 1 2002 // London’s Financial Times carries a report that Lloyd’s underwriter Kiln has written policies insuring an unidentified “multinational pharmaceutical group” against challenges to some of its...
Insurance Co. Says There’s no Cover in Mo. Pharmacist Case
Mar 22 2002 // A Kansas City, Mo. pharmacist accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs was sued by his insurance company, which is seeking exemption from liability in the more than 200 lawsuits filed by cancer patients and their relatives...
