Optum Posts Reference Guide on Compound Drug Rules in Different States

Optum posted to its website a reference guide for how different state workers’ compensation systems handle compound drugs. The reference guide, complied by Optum’s public policy and regulatory affairs team, identifies work comp rules and policies for reimbursement, prior authorization and billing. Optum said the use of compound drugs, as well as the prices, have increased in recent years and 32 states have implemented policies to address the use of the medications. According to the report, Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebrask...