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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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Washington State Issues Draft of PTSD Clinical Guidelines

Open to public comment until September 12th, the guideline is intended to establish best practices for diagnosis and treatment.
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August 11, 2025

Minnesota Releases PTSD Report

At over 200 pages, this comprehensive report includes a review of PTSD claims in the workers’ comp system.
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August 11, 2025

Pennsylvania Proposes Cannabis Reimbursement Bill

If enacted, insurers would be required to reimburse up to $250 per month for qualified medical use.
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August 11, 2025

Senate Introduces Federal Heat Standard Bill

If enacted, OSHA would be required to adopt a federal standard for enforceable protections.
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August 11, 2025

South Dakota Approves Rulemaking for Physician Fee Schedule

The 2025 Optum RVPs for medical services and treatments will be adopted, but with current conversion factors.
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August 11, 2025

NCCI Reports on Medical Inflation Highlights

While overall medical inflation remains low, certain tariffs are still pending, which could impact long-term costs.
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August 4, 2025

California Publishes 2025 State of the System Report

Medical costs went up 8% in 2024, driven by increased utilization, fee schedule inflation, and growth in medical-legal services.
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August 4, 2025

California Sees Delay to Utilization Review Regulations

The Office of Administrative Law informed the DWC that seven areas of the proposed update required additional clarification or public notice.
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August 4, 2025

NCCI Publishes Labor Market Insights

147,000 new jobs were reported in June, though half were driven by likely-seasonal education jobs.
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July 28, 2025
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 Further resources you may be interested in

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

Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation Publishes Biennial Report to Legislature

This report contains a high level report on the status of the Texas workers’ comp system.
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CDC Publishes Updated Opioid Guidelines

An update to the 2016 guidelines has been issued, promoting greater flexibility for individualized patient-centered care.
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Midterm Marijuana Legalization

Maryland and Missouri voters pass recreational legalization.
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State of the States

A roundup of regulatory activity around the country
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Federal Bill Could Settle Worker Classification Debate for Gig Workers

If enacted, this bill would create an exemption where gig workers do not receive employee benefits.
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There Is No “Set it and Forget It” Amid Prescription Drug Trends

As opioid prescribing continues to decline, more nuanced and population-specific drug trends emerge as cost drivers.
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