The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently published Interstate Variations in Dispensing of Opioids, 5th Edition, a study that examines the prevalence and trends in the dispensing of opioids in 27...
...immunocompromised individuals who have undergone solid organ transplants, or those who are living with conditions considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise. This new authorization does not apply to...
...still working on how to provide patients with access to DTx products. In 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented a new Level II Healthcare Common Procedure Coding...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a report analyzing trends in home health and skilled nursing services within workers’ comp claims, highlighting significant differences in costs across accident...
...four months after their first booster dose. Immunocompromised individuals include those who have undergone solid organ transplants or those living with conditions considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise....
...BLS data charts that compare monthly quit levels between November 2020 and November 2021: Accommodation and food service had 566,000 quits grow to 920,000 Healthcare and social assistance had 400,000...
Sandoz Inc. issued a recall of 13 lots of Orphenadrine Citrate 100 mg Extended Release (ER) tablets to the consumer level due to the presence of a nitrosamine impurity. Orphenadrine...
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the sixth edition of their report on Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments, which provides a high-level view of changing...
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) published its Geo Study 2025, providing insights into how claim patterns and cost drivers vary across the state. The study includes...
In 2014, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that conducted a time-series analysis examining medical cannabis laws and state-level death certificated data in the U.S. from 1999-2010,...
...epidemic, and is just one of many recent state-driven initiatives across the country. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced a comprehensive plan that established five-day, 40 MME (morphine milligram equivalent) limits for initial...
...would require significant operational and system level changes and would extend beyond a simple rule update. Additional information and opportunities for stakeholder input will be shared in the coming months....
...issue warrants legislative attention, without endorsing specific provisions or taking a position on reimbursement levels. The Council also received operational updates from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, including progress of...
...incorporate MME thresholds from the CDC. However, those state-level guidelines might be adjusted when the CDC implements updated Guideline. A proposed draft of updated Guideline was published in the Federal...
...people who pay out of pocket. Place in Workers’ Comp Because GLP-1 drugs have the potential to reduce the unfavorable impact that comorbid conditions have on workers’ comp claims, there...
