Pain Management

July 1, 2019

Opioids linger in legacy comp claims

While the overall use of opioids among injured workers is trending downward due to the combined efforts of doctors, insurers,...

June 27, 2019

Comp drug spend decreases in most study states: WCRI

Workers compensation payments in all drug categories including opioids dropped in 25 of 27 states studied by the...

June 21, 2019

House passes measure that would protect pot states from DOJ

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted 267-165 on an amendment that aims to restrict the Department of Justice...

June 12, 2019

Prescription drug use declines in two ODG formulary states

Prescription drug utilization decreased across all drug categories in two states that have recently adopted Official Disability Guidelines Workers Compensation...

June 10, 2019

Opioid drugmaker Insys files for bankruptcy

(Reuters) Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, about a week after agreeing to...

June 6, 2019

New York adopts workers comp formulary

The New York Workers Compensation Board on Wednesday formally adopted its drug formulary and prescribing rules for injured workers, set...

June 1, 2019

Drug-free claims have most successful closure rate for injured workers

Drug-free claims lead the pack when it comes to successful closure rates in workers compensation, according to a recent study....

June 1, 2019

Antidepressants may stretch recovery, costs

Drugs intended to help injured workers manage depression and other mental health conditions while recovering could be prolonging and increasing...

May 31, 2019

Ohio to phase out comp coverage for OxyContin

The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation announced Friday it will begin to phase out coverage for OxyContin and its generic...

May 28, 2019

Teva to pay Oklahoma $85 million to settle opioid claims

(Reuters) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said on Sunday it had agreed to pay an $85 million settlement with the...

May 22, 2019

Medical marijuana use in workers comp looms: Panel

The landscape for the use of medical marijuana and cannabinoids is changing in workers compensation, and its likely that more...

May 21, 2019

AmTrust reports large decrease in opioid prescriptions

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. on Tuesday reported that it saw the percentage of claims with opioids decrease from 60% in...

May 1, 2019

Early opioid monitoring stressed

Opioid prescribing has become more restrictive due to regulatory and legislative changes in recent years, but the painkillers can still...

April 24, 2019

Employers urged to improve education on opioid addiction

Employers can do a better job of educating employees on the dangers of opioid use, according to experts weighing in...

April 24, 2019

Opioids from multiple sources an early indicator of abuse: Study

Early indicators of high-risk opioid use include obtaining similar opioids from multiple dispensers, both pharmacy and nonpharmacy, and overlapping opioid...

April 22, 2019

Antidepressants linked to longer workers comp claims

Concurrent treatment of chronic pain, depression, anxiety and occupational injuries is associated with large increases in total workers compensation claim...

April 19, 2019

Workers comp prescription drug spending down in 2018

Workers compensation payers disbursed 3.8% less for prescriptions in 2018, including a 15% drop in opioids, due to a decline...

April 17, 2019

One-third of workers use pain relievers: Study

One in three workers reported using pain relievers with the majority of those on prescriptions drugs and under 5% of...

April 12, 2019

BI to hold cannabis risk management and insurance conference

Business Insurance is launching a conference to examine the insurance needs of the rapidly expanding cannabis and cannabinoid industry. As...

April 10, 2019

Medical marijuana challenges workers comp payers

Workers compensation payers should face up to the inevitability that they will have to pay for medical marijuana pain treatments...

July 1, 2019