WCRI: 14 States Have Moved to Limit Repackaged Drug Prices

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefFourteen states have passed laws or regulations to cap the price of physician-dispensed drugs, while states that have tried but failed to pass restrictions have seen increasing costs and a growing percentage of the drugs used by injured workers dispensed out of physician offices instead of pharmacies, the Workers Compensation Research Institute reported Thursday.WCRI released a 53-page reference book, titled, "The Prevalence and Costs of Physician-Dispensed Drugs," that examines physician-dispensed drugs in the workers' compensation systems of 24 st...