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		<title>WorkCompRecap: Frauds &amp; Figures!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s issue of WorkCompRecap features New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang&#8217;s release of her Office’s 2025 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Annual Report, which covers progress the Inspector General’s Office made toward preventing and deterring fraud to keep the system efficient and effective. Key findings included the identification of $1.9 million in workers’ comp fraud and&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/workcomprecap-frauds-figures/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NYS Inspector General Releases 2025 Workers’ Comp Fraud Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Schenectady, NY – Inspector General Lucy Lang recently released the 2025 Annual Report of the Office of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General (WCFIG), highlighting expanded enforcement activity, increased public engagement, and continued oversight of systemic vulnerabilities within the workers’ compensation system—most notably ongoing abuse, and resulting arrests, involving employees of the Department of&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/nys-inspector-general-releases-2025-workers-compensation-fraud-report/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>LWCC Announces $90 Million Policyholder Dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Baton Rouge, LA &#8211; LWCC recently announced that it is returning a 2025 dividend of $90 million to more than 18,500 member policyholders, which are businesses across the state. LWCC is a private, mutual workers’ compensation insurance company. As a mutual company, LWCC is owned by its Louisiana-based policyholder businesses. Being a member of LWCC&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/lwcc-announces-90-million-policyholder-dividend/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Old Republic Reports Results for First Quarter 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chicago, IL &#8211; Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) today reported the following results for the first quarter 2026: Highlights included: Net income of $330.0 million, compared to $245.0 million last year. Net income excluding investment gains (net operating income) of $170.5 million, compared to $201.7 million last year. Net operating income per diluted share&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/old-republic-reports-results-for-first-quarter-2026/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former Teacher Pleads Guilty in $51 Million DME Fraud Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[San Diego, CA &#8211; Former teacher Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub recently pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting that she conspired with others to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds. In total, Valenzuela admitted that she and her co-conspirators billed Medicare nearly $51 million for bogus prescriptions and were paid approximately $20 million, ultimately&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/former-teacher-pleads-guilty-in-51-million-medicare-fraud-scheme/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WorkCompRecap: Inflation Insights!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s issue of WorkCompRecap features NCCI&#8217;s release of the latest edition of its Medical Inflation Insights report, which examines how a multitude of inflation metrics are trending, along with insights on their potential impact on workers&#8217; comp.  Key insights from this edition included that prices for all items (headline CPI) surged in March, largely due&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/workcomprecap-inflation-insights-6/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CompLinks: 4/24/26</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Evolution of Alternatives. One Week Changed a Lot. The RxProfessor Heather Lore: Betting on the Next Generation Deconstructing Comp Podcast Workers Comp Claimant – Avoid The Term (Usually) J&#038;L Risk Management Blog Editor&#8217;s Note: These links lead&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/complinks-4-24-26/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>NCCI Releases New Medical Inflation Insights Report – April 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Boca Raton, FL &#8211; NCCI recently released the latest edition of its Medical Inflation Insights report, a quarterly update on how a multitude of inflation metrics are trending while providing insights on how these trends could impact workers compensation.  NCCI noted that prices for all items (headline CPI) surged in March, largely due to higher&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/ncci-releases-new-medical-inflation-insights-report-april-2026/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DEA Hosting 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday, April 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Centennial, CO &#8211; The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced that it will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide – including all four states in the Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD). “Once again this is a&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/dea-hosting-30th-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-on-saturday-april-25th/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Workers Memorial Day: Kids’ Chance Ambassador Shares Org’s Mission</title>
		<link>https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/workers-memorial-day-kids-chance-ambassador-shares-orgs-mission/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Voorhees, NJ &#8211; As America commemorates Workers Memorial Day on April 28 – a day to honor those who lost their lives on the job – a Kids’ Chance scholarship recipient is sharing her story of how the nonprofit is helping students like her overcome challenges following a parent’s work-related injury or death. Bailey Burchett, a Kids’ Chance&#8230; <a href="https://www.workcompwire.com/2026/04/workers-memorial-day-kids-chance-ambassador-shares-orgs-mission/" class="read-more">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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