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July 10, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
California work comp proposed UR rule changes; Montana fee schedules and drug formulary updated; Michigan bill applying false claims law to PIP advances; Idaho legislation adds to PBM requirements. Read more... |
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June 27, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
After years of attempts, New York lawmakers finally passed legislation impacting the ability of employers and insurers to direct workers’ comp pharmacy care. Read more... |
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June 20, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
The California DWC now invites further comments to yet more proposed changes to its already proposed changes to the state’s workers’ comp pharmacy fee schedule rules. Rely on Optum to make sense of it all. Read more... |
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June 12, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
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May 22, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
Oklahoma expands PTSD coverage for first responders with treatment limits, model drug pricing reporting law amended to exclude work comp and auto, model drug formulary law up for review, Virginia requires patient counseling with opioid prescribing, and several states reviewing changes to their medical rules. Read more... |
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May 16, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
As a result of DEA plans to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, more states may decide to reimburse injured workers for its prescribed use and include it in their workers’ comp fee schedules. Clients are advised to follow future developments of this initiative on the federal and state level. Read more... |
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May 07, 2024 · Clinical Team
On May 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc (Breckenridge) issued a retail level recall of duloxetine delayed-release capsules. Read more... |
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May 01, 2024 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team
California updates work comp opioid guidelines; Kentucky expands the definition for “physician” in work comp; Wisconsin work comp fee schedule bills fail; Pennsylvania continues to deliberate AWP issue; Louisiana Legislature considers work comp. fee schedules; Texas clarifies pharmacy first fill and reviews work comp. reimbursement rules; Alabama wants to add a Parkinson’s disability benefit presumption for firefighters. Read more... |
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