Lawmakers in nearly every state considered legislation addressing prescription drugs this year, with 20 focusing on issues directly relating to workers’ compensation, including physician dispensing and opioid use, according to a new report released Wednesday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
Benefits for first responders, including coverage for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, was also a popular issue in statehouses throughout the country, NCCI said in regulatory and legislative trends report.
The national rate-making organization said it tracked...
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