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Advocacy & Compliance

Healthesystems’ Advocacy & Compliance experts are essential in the management of pharmacy and ancillary benefits for our clients. By tracking and influencing regulatory activity, our team stays  ahead of evolving trends and identifies opportunities to advocate on behalf of our clients, their injured workers, and the broader industry.

The Advocacy & 
Compliance Team

Monitors and reports on proposed and pending regulatory changes that impact workers' comp, helping shape effective program strategies

Advocates for fair and balanced public policy through proactive engagement with regulators, customers, and other stakeholders throughout the rulemaking lifecycle

Supports operational compliance by providing guidance to internal stakeholders and external partners during the implementation of new regulatory changes

Regulatory Recap

A weekly e-newsletter informed by the Advocacy & Compliance team to help keep our clients and industry contacts in the know on the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers’ comp.
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Louisiana Establishes Medical Billing Database

The rollout of data collection practices sets the stage for an updated state fee schedule in 2029.
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June 8, 2026
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Marijuana Rescheduled by DOJ and DEA

FDA-approved products and state-regulated medical products are now Schedule III, effective immediately.
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April 27, 2026

Alaska Begins Review of 2027 Fee Schedule

Targets for consideration include pharmacy rules, physical therapy, DME, and ancillary services.
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June 8, 2026

CWCI: Migraine Drugs Now Third Highest in Spend in California

While migraine drugs make up less than 1% of prescriptions, they now make up 7.5% of drug spend, primarily driven by CGRP drugs.
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June 8, 2026

Connecticut Creates Task Force for First Responder Claim Delays

The task force must submit a report of findings and recommendations by January 1, 2027.
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June 8, 2026

Florida Expands Cancer Death Benefits for Firefighters

Florida Senate Bill 984 goes into effect July 1, 2026.
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June 8, 2026

South Carolina to Cover Stroke for Firefighters

The bill also expands presumption eligibility to cover conditions that arise during training, rescue activity, or within 24 hours of strenuous duty.
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June 8, 2026

Wisconsin Shares Updates on Medical Treatment Guidelines and Hospital Fee Schedule

While progress continues, the guideline updates are delayed due to quorum issues, and the hospital fee schedule is still in early planning stages.
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June 1, 2026

WCRI Publishes 2026 Medical Price Index

The report compares prices paid for medical services across 36 states from 2008 to 2025.
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June 1, 2026
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 Further resources you may be interested in

Additional articles and updates from Healthesystems related to policy shaping workers’ comp.

What Is Marijuana’s Role in Pain Management?

The recent rescheduling of marijuana could be a boon to clinical research on pain management. What is marijuana’s potential role in treating pain?
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Rescheduling Questions: How the Marijuana Landscape Could Soon Change

The rescheduling of marijuana may introduce significant implications for clinical research, drug development, and downstream utilization.
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White House Issues Executive Order on Psychedelics

The order seeks to accelerate clinical trials, data sharing, drug approvals, and possibly rescheduling.
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Texas Approves Audit of Topical Analgesics

After soliciting stakeholder feedback on possible audit topics, the DWC prioritized a study of topical analgesics by the Medical Quality Review Panel.
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Rescheduling Questions: How the Marijuana Landscape Could Soon Change

The rescheduling of marijuana may introduced significant implications for clinical research, drug development, and downstream utilization.
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State of the Nation: Summer 2026

Healthesystems’ Sandy Shtab examines key workers’ comp policy trends, from PBM regulation and AI oversight to marijuana rescheduling and injured worker engagement.
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