The use of opioids in California workers’ compensation has declined in recent years, along with the associated payments, yet these potentially addictive painkillers remain the number one therapeutic drug group used in the system according to a new California Workers’ …
New analysis of the average California workers’ comp medical loss, indemnity benefit and medical cost containment (MCC) payments on accident year (AY) 2005 through 2014 lost-time claims valued through June 2015 reveal mixed results, with more developed data on older …
A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) study quantifies the growing use and cost of drug tests performed on California injured workers in conjunction with the expanded use opioid painkillers, reveals shifts in the types of tests performed after Medicare …
California is the latest state to pass a workers’ compensation drug formulary and other states are expected to follow suit. In a webinar presentation on State-Based Formularies earlier this month, Don Lipsy, manager of First Script PBM Regulatory Communications, said …