Q&A With Joe Paduda on OWCP Audit

The workers’ compensation program that covers federal workers and postal employees lacked a pharmacy benefit manager to help contain costs, resulting in more than $320 million in excess spending for prescription drugs over a five-year period, according to a recently published audit. What’s more, injured workers continued to receive prescriptions for fast-acting fentanyl even after the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs issued a policy restricting use of the drug, according to the Office of Inspector General’s audit. Joe Paduda, co-owner of consulting firm Co...