Rx Costs Concerns Overblown?

We might all be drugs, according to Maddy Bowling and David Huth--or at least all of us on workers' comp. But according to the latest NCCI Research Brief on the topic of prescription drugs, drug costs across workers' comp and group health have stabilized.

The increased use of generic drugs and over-the-counter meds, the rise of mail-order pharmacies and less use of certain other higher priced, but perhaps dangerous, drugs might have all played a factor.

Join the discussion on the workers' comp pharmacy issue and see if you agree with all of the NCCI findings. Also check out the NCCI homepage for further information.

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November 1, 2007

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