Bill Would Raise Benefits, Cut Pharmacy Reimbursement

Three years after court rulings eviscerated Oklahoma's 2013 workers' compensation reform bill, two bills in the Legislature aim to clean up the mess and make some major changes to the system. It's still early in the session, which lasts until May 25, but the bills have sparked scrutiny from insurance groups and attorneys. They say the measures would raise some benefits, cut some costs to employers and slash reimbursements to pharmacies but could also put injured workers in the unusual position of having to pay back some medication costs if they lo...