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Maryland woman to pay $40,000 obtained from fraudulent insurance claim
A Prince George’s County Circuit Court has ordered a Clinton, Md., woman to repay $40,000 it says she fraudulently obtained from her insurance company. Melody Ann Silver, 48, pleaded not guilty Dec. 1...
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Hewitt Associates enhances absence management solution
Hewitt Associates has added participant advocacy services to its absence management solution, a move the company says improves the employee leave or disability experience through “a more holistic,...
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Prudential aligns with Maryland firm to offer group dental option
A Rockville, Md.-based dental insurance company is partnering with Prudential Financial’s group insurance business to make its dental plans available. Prudential will leverage Group Dental Service’s...
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Washington state man sentenced to home confinement for benefits fraud
Getting caught working on his sailboat while collecting disability pay will result in six months of electronic home monitoring for a West Seattle, Wash., man. Edward Charles Bailey, 59, received the...
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Federal indictment alleges doctors aided in $1 million health fraud
Two Illinois doctors and a billing employee were indicted on federal health care fraud charges, accused of submitting false claims of more than $1 million to obtain payments from insurers for services...
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N.Y. State Insurance Fund expands disability benefits offerings
The New York State Insurance Fund will start offering enriched disability benefits, providing up to five times the statutory coverage, April 1. NYSIF, a nonprofit state agency that also offers workers’...
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Calif. sheriff’s deputy faces fraud charges over disability benefits
A Solano County, Calif., sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly collecting nearly $90,000 in disability benefits for which he was allegedly not entitled. Deputy Michael Oster, 49, an eight-year...
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N.Y. State Insurance Fund issues annual report
The New York State Insurance Fund reported in its new annual report workers’ compensation premium of $1.31 billion and disability benefits premium of $16.6 million. The report says NYSIF paid $177...
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Man guilty in large N.Y. retirement, disability ‘money train’ scheme
A former electrician with the Long Island Railroad admitted to participating in a large fraud scheme where workers claimed to be disabled upon early retirement so they could receive fraudulent...
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Disability claims rise to $9.8 billion as more employers offer long-term...
Disability claims payments rose, and more employers offered long-term disability plans in 2013 when compared to 2012, according to a recent study from The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA). In its...
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