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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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Hawaii Bills Target Pharmacy Management Rules

New bills would address compounds, deadlines for authorization decisions, and more.
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February 2, 2026

Missouri Proposes Fee Schedule

The bill would require a formal fee schedule for all services provided under workers’ comp, taking effect August 28, 2026.
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February 2, 2026

Multiple States Seek to Limit AI-Generated Care Decisions

Alabama, Hawaii, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia have all introduced bills to limit AI-generated care decisions.
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February 2, 2026

Arizona Could Cover Travel Injuries for Firefighters

Injuries occurring when traveling to and from work would be covered, assuming no criminal activity was undertaken.
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February 2, 2026

Florida and Vermont Could Extend PTSD Coverage to 911 Dispatchers

Pre-existing PTSD presumptions for first responders could be extended to 911 dispatchers.
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February 2, 2026

Maryland and Arizona Target Hypertension Presumptions for Firefighters

Maryland would create a hypertension presumption, while Arizona would strengthen theirs by increasing rebuttal requirements.
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February 2, 2026

Vermont and Virginia Consider Covering Additional Cancers for Firefighters

Vermont could soon cover larynx, pharynx, and trachea cancers, while Virginia could cover lung cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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February 2, 2026

Virginia Proposes Spousal Wage Reimbursement for At-Home Caretaking

The bill applies to the spouse of law-enforcement officers who require at-home care following a line-of-duty injury.
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February 2, 2026

Utah AI Prescription Renewal Pilot: Updates

The pilot can approve a limited set of 192 medications for chronic conditions and will be broken into three stages, the first including 250 patients.
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January 26, 2026
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 Further resources you may be interested in

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

Positive Marijuana Screenings Increase – What More to Expect with Rescheduling?

New data from Quest Diagnostics 2024 Drug Testing Index, and industry leaders discuss how rescheduling will impact workers’ comp.
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Physician Dispensing Concerns in Workers’ Compensation

Physician dispensing represents an ongoing challenge for today’s workers’ comp payers – not only from a cost perspective, but from clinical and safety perspectives.
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Triple Threat: Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Workers’ Comp

Identifying and combating a multifaceted problem, including proven and developing strategies.
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WCRI Publishes 24th Edition of CompScope Benchmarks

A total of 14 different reports examine workers’ comp system performance across 17 states from 2017-2022.
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DEA to Reschedule Marijuana

While bureaucratic wheels may take time, marijuana will become a Schedule III drug soon.
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Triple Threat: Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Workers' Comp

A current look at fraud, waste and abuse in workers’ comp pharmacy and medical services with strategies for management, including next-generation strategies involving AI.
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