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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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CMS Publishes Update to NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

The update includes a revised MUE value for certain HCPCS codes, retroactive to October 1, 2024.
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April 21, 2025

New York Bill Would Ensure Coverage During Disputes

Employers or insurers would be required to provide immediate medical treatment. If a claim is not compensable, they could seek reimbursement.
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April 21, 2025

Montana to Allow Physician Assistants and Physical Therapists to Treat Injured Workers

Physician assistants will be able to conduct impairment ratings, while physical therapists are now included in the definition of treating providers.
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April 21, 2025

California P&T Committee Meeting Recap

Healthe attended the April 16th meeting, capturing key updates regarding the pharmacy fee schedule and drug formulary.
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April 21, 2025

Wisconsin May Expand PTSD Presumption to Emergency Medical Workers and Others

The existing presumption only applies to firefighters and law enforcement officers, while this new bill would apply to other first responders.
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April 14, 2025

Ohio Withdraws Outpatient Medication Reimbursement Rules

Filed in October 2024, the amendments aimed to adjust AWP discount rates and standardize dispensing fees.
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April 14, 2025

Nevada Now Considering Evidence-Based Formulary After Bill Hearing

Senate Bill 317 originally focused on provider panels, but a recent hearing amended the bill to include a workers’ comp formulary.
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April 14, 2025

Louisiana Proposes a Workers’ Comp Fee Schedule

The bill could require biennial updates, utilizing RVUs form the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS).
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April 14, 2025

California Releases Report on Independent Medical Reviews

A total of 199,651 IMR applications were received in 2024, with pharmaceuticals making up 32.7%.
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April 14, 2025
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 Further resources you may be interested in

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

The Early Impact of COVID-19 on Workers’ Comp Claims

Another WCRI report looks at non-COVID-19 claims with injuries in the first two quarters of 2019 and 2020.
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AMA Updates Impairment Rating Guidelines for the First Time Since 2008

Changes center around improving the assessment of mental and behavioral impairment.
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More Recreational Marijuana Legalization, More Positive Workplace Drug Tests

Connecticut legalizes recreational use, and NCCI expects even more states to follow suit.
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Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Comp Drug Payments

A new flash report from the WCRI highlights trends in drug utilization.
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Mental Health Injuries Gain Momentum in Workers’ Comp

Corrections officers in Nebraska benefit from a new law; will healthcare workers in Connecticut join them?
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FDA Approves Kloxxado for Opioid Overdose

A new 8 mg naloxone nasal spray will soon be available, which is the largest naloxone dose approved by the FDA to date.
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