July 28, 2023
The owner of a Massachusetts physical therapy clinic who defrauded 24 auto insurers by submitting largely bogus treatment claims was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and ordered to pay $7,383,756 in restitution. Gyulnara Bayryshova, the 57-year-old owner of …
December 1, 2022
A Boston man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud an insurance company for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients, according to prosecutors. Officials said Slava Pride pleaded guilty to one count …
October 18, 2019
Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used. The differences appear to relate closely to which cost-drivers each state legislature tried to control and which were overlooked, according …
October 17, 2019
FM Global Expands Research Lab FM Global, an international commercial property insurer, had opened a electrical hazards and gas detection laboratory on its research campus in West Glocester, Rhode Island. The carrier said in a press release that the facility …
June 22, 2016
With the nation spending billions on medical and indemnity expenses for employees injured on the job, as well as patients facing illnesses or surgeries, workers’ compensation carriers, group health insurers and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) are looking for innovative solutions …
September 3, 2015
The prospect of a long post-surgical recovery after a a hip or knee replaceme ntcan be a daunting one. The grueling rehabilitation sessions, the frustration of re-learning everyday movements, the weeks of waiting to return to “normal”— it’s almost enough …