Federal Comp Agency Says Pharmacy Program Addresses Audit Concerns

Officials tasked with overseeing the workers’ compensation system for federal employees say they have created an effective pharmacy benefits management program that addresses concerns raised in a scathing report that found millions in overspending and prescriptions written for notoriously deadly fentanyl. A U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General audit of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, released April 4, found that the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program, which covers injured federal workers, failed to secure adequate pricing a...