WCRI: Prescription Drug Costs Down, but State-by-State Payments 'Vary Widely'

Prescription drug costs are falling in most states, but per-claim payments and payment shares in workers’ compensation systems still differ significantly for comparable treatments, according to a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.  And while payments for opioids continue to fall, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and dermatological agents have topped other treatments as a share of total prescription payments in most states, according to the study. “This study finds that prescription payments are decreasing in a majority of state workers’ com...