Physician Dispensing Bills Spark Fears of 'Backslide' in Comp Results

After seeing good results from the workers’ compensation drug formulary and physician dispensing restrictions in Texas, some say legislation that would allow widespread doctor dispensing of drugs is a move in the wrong direction. “We really think it would be backsliding,” said Fred Bosse, southwest region vice president of state affairs for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. Joe Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates and a longtime critic of physician dispensing, called the legislation “a terrible idea.” “There is simply no evi...