Drugged up and on Workers' Comp

Joseph Paduda, principal with Health Strategy Associated LLC, kindly offers up this, the Fourth Annual Survey Report on Prescription Drug Management in Workers' Comp.

By Joseph Paduda

Health Strategy Association surveyed top management and executives in the industry to get their feel for the drug issue. Some findings include cost decreases for those payers who can manage utilization, mainly through carded programs. Meanwhile, payers are shying away from third-party billers.

The best practices gleaned from respondent testimony? Read the prescription drug management survey yourself to find out.

Interdisciplinary pain management and prevention offer positive results (04/18/13)
Early identification works best (04/18/13)
PBM reports reduction in drug costs despite increase in drug inflation (05/06/13)
Controversial physician dispensing legislation goes to Florida governor (05/28/13)
New study casts doubt on benefits of physician-dispensed meds (04/01/13)

October 15, 2007

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