Duration, Number of Refills Spell Highest Risk for Opioid Misuse After Surgery January 24, 2018 With opioid overdoses now a leading cause of nonintentional death in the United States, data show most of these deaths...
International Opioid ‘Pill Mill’ Busted January 23, 2018 Two people in Italy and five U.S. residents have been charged in a fraud and drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute...
NCCI: Healthcare Costs, Uncertainty Top 2018 Challenges for Workers’ Comp January 18, 2018 For the fourth year in a row, carrier executives identified the U.S healthcare environment as their top concern for 2018,...
Claims Journal’s Top 10 Contributed Articles in 2017 December 27, 2017 Insurance industry experts offered unique analysis and perspective throughout the year on a range of article topics, including machine learning,...
How Federal Pain Management Rules Will Affect Workers’ Comp December 20, 2017 Genex recently released a brief overview of the Joint Commission’s new pain management protocols. According to Mark Pew, senior vice...
Opioid Crisis Cost the Nation $504B in 2015 November 22, 2017 By DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Donald Trump said Monday that the opioid epidemic is “ravaging so many American families and communities.” It also appears...
CompPharma: Workers’ Comp Drug Spend Continues to Decline November 14, 2017 A new survey shows an 11 percent reduction in worker’s compensation payers’ year-over-year drug spend. The decline is associated with...
Insurer Says It Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Medical Marijuana in Maine Case September 18, 2017 The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers’...
Many Opioid Addicts Hoping for Recovery Relapse, Turn to Insurance Fraud August 25, 2017 By CURT ANDERSON The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with...
Express Scripts Will Limit Drug for First Time Opioid Users August 18, 2017 By JIM SALTER The nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number and strength of opioid drugs prescribed to first-time users...