OWCP Slashes Compound Drug Spending, but More Work Needed, OIG Says

The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has made strides in reducing medication costs, but more work needs to be done, the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General said in a recent report. In its periodic posting of significant concerns, the OIG noted that the OWCP last September had limited initial opioid prescriptions to seven days and only three subsequent refills of seven days each. That should continue to reduce the number of injured federal employees receiving opioid medications, which by fiscal 2019 had reached 43% of all injured federal workers who were r...