Formulary Bill Clears First Hurdle, but Governor's Support a Question

A committee of Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would mandate adoption of the Official Disability Guidelines drug formulary, sending the measure to the floor of state House of Representatives for a vote as early as next week. But even if House Bill 592 passes Louisiana's Republican-majority House and Senate, it still faces Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. Trial lawyers and labor groups oppose the measure, as does the governor's own Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration and Workers' Compensation A...