NCOIL Committee Targets Opioid Abuse, Physician Dispensing

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefA National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) committee has taken preliminary steps towards drafting model legislation aimed at controlling opioid abuse − and possibly physician dispensing as well.After holding a special meeting on Nov. 15 at NCOIL’s fall conference in Point Clear, Ala., the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Committee agreed to hold a joint session with the Health, Long-Term Care and Health Retirement Issues Committee at NCOIL’s spring conference to explore the abuse issue further and to consider possible legisla...