California Medical Fraud Investigation Continues

"Follow the money." The investigation of fraud in the California Workers' Compensation system continues. Today's post of Julius Young of the California Bar

is shared from workerscompzone.com

You might have thought that news of bad behavior in California’s workers’ comp system was hitting bottom.

After all, could it get worse? Allegations of legislators taking money to help charlatans who profited off of the backs of injured workers (literally). Scads of doctors alleged to have taken kickbacks for prescribing questionable compound medicines one of which allegedly killed a baby.

It appears that law enforcement authorities are now focusing on relationships between some applicant attorney firms and medical groups.

In Southern California the Riverside County DA has executed a search warrant against a workers’ comp firm, California Injury Lawyers (CIL). Apparently this is a result of a long investigation into suspected workers’ comp fraud, targeting operations allegedly connected to an individual named Peyman Heidary who is said to have a financial interest in as many as nine medical clinics in the Los Angeles area.

The details of the alleged bad behavior or fraud is unclear, and it must be noted that any allegations are currently just that, allegations.

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ROTTEN IN DENMARK

Today's post was shared by Julius Young and comes from www.workerscompzone.com

July 29 2014 You might have thought that news of bad behavior in California’s workers’ comp system was hitting bottom. After all, could it get worse? Allegations of legislators taking money to help charlatans who profited off of the backs of injured workers (literally). Scads of doctors alleged to have taken kickbacks for prescribing questionable compound medicines one of which allegedly killed a baby. It appears that law enforcement authorities are now focusing on relationships between some applicant attorney firms and medical groups. In Southern California the Riverside County DA has executed a search warrant against a workers’ comp firm, California Injury Lawyers (CIL). Apparently this is a result of a long investigation into suspected workers’ comp fraud,  targeting operations allegedly connected to an individual named Peyman Heidary who is said to have a financial interest in as many as nine medical clinics in the Los Angeles area. The details of the alleged bad behavior or fraud is unclear, and it must be noted that any allegations are currently just that, allegations. But this case has the potential to involve a number of  Southern California health care providers as well as some lawyers. Meanwhile, last year’s workers’ comp bill AB 1309 seems to be the focus of new allegations in the federal case against State Senator Leland Yee. A grand jury indictment contains allegations that Yee suggested that in...

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CCWC at Disneyland

Today's post is authored by Julius Young and shared from workcompzone.com I’ve been attending the 2014 California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation annual conference at Disneyland, which wrapped up yesterday. On Wednesday the conference kicked off with a blogger’s panel featuring myself, insurance consultant and blogger Peter Rousmaniere, Workcompcentral.com publisher David DePaolo, and WorkersCompensation.com publisher Bob Wilson.  Mark Walls of Safety National Insurance moderated a lively discussion that got into some “out of the box” discussions about the direction of workers’ comp; in a coming post I’ll reprise some of the thoughts from the panel and offer some further insights. CCWC is a major player on the California workers’ comp scene. Many of California’s big employers are members. I’m talking companies like Safeway, Walt Disney and UPS. CCWC is one of several prominent employer advocates in Sacramento along with the Cal Chamber and groups like WCAN (Workers Compensation Action Network). Members of CCWC were pivotal in drafting and pushing through the 2012 SB 863 California comp reforms. Key board members clearly have the ear of Brown Administration policymakers. And the Sacramento lobbyists used by CCWC, Paul Yoder and Jason Schmelzer, are a talented bunch. In short, the conference attracts many of the key employer and insurer players in California workers’ comp. Here are some of the more interesting things I heard and some of my random impressions from the...

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