Summer 2026

This edition of RxInformer continues to monitor evolving trends in workers’ comp, from escalating costs in durable medical equipment (DME), using digital strategies to drive positive patient engagement, an increase in occupational lung disease, and more.


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Policy

Rescheduling Questions: How the Marijuana Landscape Could Soon Change

A White House Executive Order to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana may introduce significant implications for clinical research, drug development, and downstream utilization.

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Clinical Outcomes

Influential Engagement: How Purposeful Digital Strategies Drive Positive Patient Participation

A review of strategies to help ignite desirable behaviors in injured workers and encourage active participation in recovery, including practical tips and metrics for achieving tangible results.

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Trends & Stats

A Troubling Knowledge Gap: Overcoming Unfamiliarity with Workers’ Comp

Unfamiliarity with workers’ comp is one of the biggest barriers to recovery for injured worker patients. How can we use meaningful engagement to help them navigate the system?

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Ancillary Management

Escalating Costs: Trends in Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Demand for DME is rising, as are costs. What’s driving this growth, and how can the workers’ compensation industry contain costs?

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Medication Management

Deep Breath: Occupational Lung Diseases and Pharmacy Management

These diseases are infrequent in workers' comp, but they can incur significant costs as these diseases are often present for life, requiring ongoing monitoring, treatment, and medication.

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Policy

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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Since 2010, the semi-annual RxInformer clinical journal has been a trusted source of timely information and guidance for workers’ comp payers on how best to manage the care of injured worker claimants and plan for the challenges that lay ahead. The publication is an important part of Healthesystems’ proactive approach to advocating for quality care of injured workers while managing the costs associated with treatment.