State of Denial
WFAA-TV’s 19-part series State of Denial details questionable practices by state agencies and major insurance companies involved with the Texas workers compensation system. The series detailed possible fraud and potentially unethical practices by a number of major insurance companies, activities ignored or unpunished by regulators. Since the series began, Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission Chairman, Richard Smith, resigned, and Executive Director Richard Reynolds retired. A state panel recommended that the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission be abolished and a special office set up to ensure injured workers be provided swift, adequate care.
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