Workers' Compensation News
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Pharmacy Networks Eyed as Way to Fight Doctor Dispensing, Compounds
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08/04/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pharmacy benefit networks, a seemingly obscure tool to control workers’ comp pharmacy costs in California, are receiving more attention as payers look for ways to limit physician dispensing and use of compounded medications.
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Prop Manufacturer Fined $47,000 for Dust Hazards
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08/03/2016
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A prop manufacturer in New Jersey received a $47,000 fine for not protect its workers from mechanical, chemical and respiratory hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced.
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Proposed Rate Decrease Welcomed, but Some Stakeholders Wary
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07/29/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Driven by a drop in lost-time claims, combined with lower average indemnity costs and a decrease in medical severity, the National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending Illinois insurers ...Read More
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Port Operator Fined $448K for Second Round of Violations
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07/29/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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For the second time in a year, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries has cited a Seattle marine terminal operator for safety violations, and this time is proposing $448,200 in fines — one the largest penalties it has issued in several years.
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Panel Will Hash Out Whether Medical Marijuana Is a Cure for Opioid Epidemic
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07/28/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A cross section of the workers’ compensation industry will talk about pot during a conference today, addressing questions such as whether medical marijuana is a creative way to help injured workers and how states that allow patients to use cannabis are struggling to incorporate the substanc...Read More
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PBM: Out-of-Network Compound Prescriptions Often Escape Detection
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07/27/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A step as simple as requiring pharmacies to denote a compounded medication with a “C” on billing statements could help rein in spending and overuse of compounded drugs in workers’ compensation, according to officials with a cost-containment company.
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PBMs Make Progress in Controlling Spending on Compounded Drugs
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07/26/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Coventry Workers’ Comp Services saw a decline in the number of prescriptions for compounded medications fall last year, reversing what the company called a troubling trend in previous years of unchecked growth.
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