McCrory Signs Formulary Study Bill into Law

North Carolina has moved a step closer to adopting a workers’ compensation drug formulary, a measure implemented in several other states aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for injured workers. A provision in the state’s budget legislation, House Bill 97 directs the state Industrial Commission to conduct a study of implementing a drug formulary in workers’ compensation claims. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the bill into law on Friday. With a report on the study’s findings due on April 1, the Industrial Commission plans to dive right into the project beginning...