A Drug Formulary Dialogue

I had the privilege of testifying for the Nebraska Business & Labor Committee on Feb. 8 on Legislative Bill 1005, which would require the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court to adopt an evidence-based drug formulary. It was cold in Lincoln that day, but rather heated inside the chambers. Sen. Burke Harr is the sponsor of this legislative bill. He is also the chairman of the committee, so the vice chairman, Sen. Dave Bloomfield, managed the proceedings. The bill is directive but not very specific, as a legislative bill should be. Following the good example set forward ...