Feds Join States in Targeting Repackaged Drug Costs

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe federal government has joined a number of states, as well as the National Conference of Insurance Legislators, in trying to control the costs associated with repackaged drugs.A notice on the website for the U.S Department of Labor's Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) says effective June 17, prescription drugs dispensed from a physician’s office will be reimbursed based on the average wholesale price of the medications as identified by the original manufacturer’s National Drug Code (NDC). Physicians billing the federal co...