Committee Passes Formulary Bill, Opposition Offers Support if Amended

A bill that would make California the fifth state in the nation to implement a prescription drug formulary for workers’ compensation cleared a state legislative committee Wednesday on a unanimous vote and with conditional support from all sides. Assembly Bill 1124 drew support from representatives of employers, insurers and the medical cost-containment industry during an Assembly Insurance Committee hearing. Representatives of health care providers, labor and applicants’ attorneys all expressed conceptual support but called for amendments. As introduced, the bill by Ass...