Concerns Raised About Treatment Delays Under New Formulary

A proposed workers’ compensation drug formulary in California could increase friction for injured workers, a member of a labor-management advisory panel said Thursday, while others said the proposal doesn't address the needs of post-surgical patients. The comments came during a meeting of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, or CHSWC, in Oakland on Thursday. Commission Chairwoman Angie Wei questioned the logic of a “first-fill” provision in the proposed rules, in which an injured worker could receive a four-day supply of certain opioid pa...