Another Commission Studying Potential Closed Formulary

When the North Carolina legislature directed the state Industrial Commission to study the implementation of a drug formulary, the order was limited to state employee claims only. But the commission’s study was so “encouraging” that the commission is recommending a formulary for the entire workers’ compensation system. The commission is continuing to study the benefits of a formulary and potential cost savings, and whether it also should implement medical treatment guidelines, as other states have done in connection with their formularies. “The findings of this ...