NCOIL Adopts Model Price Cap for Repackaged Drugs

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators has adopted a model law that would cap the price of repackaged drugs – those primarily dispensed by the nation's physicians – based on the average wholesale price set by the original manufacturer.But the legislative group has decided to extend the debate over the broader subject of opioid abuse among injured workers and others. The National Conference of Insurance Legislators Workers' Compensation Committee and NCOIL's Health, Long-Term Care and Health Retirement Issues committees ...