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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 Tracking

To track relevant regulatory trends across the nation, access our interactive map.
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Regulatory Recap

A weekly e-newsletter informed by our Advocacy & Compliance team to help keep our clients and industry contacts in the know on the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers' comp. Explore our complete article repository below.

WCRI Publishes 25th Edition of CompScope Medical Benchmarks

The reports analyze trends in payments, prices, and medical care utilization across 17 states from 2017-2022.
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October 21, 2024

NCCI Publishes New Labor Market Insights Report

September saw the addition of 254,000 new jobs, with much of the growth in healthcare, leisure and hospitality, and construction.
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October 21, 2024

McKinsey Close to Settling U.S. Opioid Investigations

A payment of over $500 million could soon be made to resolve federal investigations tied to the opioid epidemic.
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October 21, 2024

California P&T Committee to Discuss Pharmacy Fee Schedule

The meeting takes place October 16th to discuss the fee schedule and other matters.
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October 14, 2024

CWCI: Are Migraine Drugs Becoming a New WC Cost Driver?

Drug payments increased eight-fold since 2018.
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October 14, 2024

Colorado Bans the Physician Dispensing of Gabapentin

As part of new changes to the medical fee schedule, this rule will take effect January 1, 2025.
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October 14, 2024

Texas Adopts 2025 Fiscal Year Research Agenda

Three topics were selected, but the state may expand the scope of research to accommodate stakeholder suggestions.
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October 14, 2024

WCIRB Reports on Long-COVID

Approximately 5% of all California COVID-19 claims resulted in long COVID.
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October 14, 2024

Fair Health Releases New Opioid Tracker Tool

Based on 48 billion commercial healthcare claim records, this tool tracks opioid abuse and dependence.
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October 7, 2024
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 Further resources you may be interested in

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

Child Labor Laws are Changing: How Could This Impact Workers’ Comp?

An increase in the teen workforce could impact workplace injury and claims management.
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New Jersey Proposes Worker Heat Protections, Continuing Recent Trend

As another state considers protections, WCRI publishes new data on heat’s impact on workplace accidents.
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More States Continue with PTSD Legislation

Oklahoma and Rhode Island enact new presumptions, with Georgia adding extra coverage.
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Maryland and Arizona Enact New Psychedelic Laws

A Maryland taskforce will plan regulation, while Arizona will tentatively cover MDMA treatment for first responders with PTSD.
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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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 Interactive Map

To interact with this map, use the drop-downs to select a topic and type, then click the Display button. You can then roll over and click on individual states for more detailed information. This map represents legislation proposed during the most recent legislative cycle, typically spanning two years in most states. All current regulations are displayed up to present.
The content above is representative of topics Healthesystems proactively monitors and reports on. While not all topics are directly applicable to workers' compensation claims, some may have potential to impact workers' compensation in the future.
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