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You are here: Home / Workers Comp News / Controls Limit Workers Comp Drug Price Rise To 1.9% And Other News Tidbits

Controls Limit Workers Comp Drug Price Rise To 1.9% And Other News Tidbits

April 24, 2015 By //  by Michael B. Stack Leave a Comment

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Controls Limit Workers Comp Drug Price Rise To 1.9%: Express Scripts

Utilization controls for workers compensation pharmaceutical claims have limited opioid painkiller and compounded drug usage and helped contain escalating costs for those drug categories, pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. said.

Workers comp payers spent an average of $1,583 per injured worker for prescription drugs in 2014, up 1.9% from 2013, the St. Louis-based PBM said Tuesday in its 2014 Workers’ Compensation Drug Trend Report. Read more…

 

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Thomas A. Robinson Named Co-Author of Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law

LexisNexis is pleased to announce that Thomas A. Robinson has been named a co-author of Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law (LexisNexis) and Larson’s Workers’ Compensation, Desk Edition (LexisNexis). As such, he will work with Lex K. Larson on these publications.

 

Tom brings a wealth of expertise on the law of workers’ compensation. He is a leading commentator on workers’ compensation and the author of the award winning blog WorkCompWriter.com. He is a frequent speaker, having led seminars at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference, and for the Workers’ Injury and Law Advocacy Group, Artex Risk Solutions, and the Injured Workers Advocates (South Carolina). Read more…

 

Author Michael B. Stack, CPA, Principal, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. He is an expert in employer communication systems and helps employers reduce their workers comp costs by 20% to 50%. He resides in the Boston area and works as a Qualified Loss Management Program provider working with high experience modification factor companies in the Massachusetts State Risk Pool. He is co-author of the #1 selling book on cost containment, Your Ultimate Guide To Mastering Workers Comp Costs www.reduceyourworkerscomp.com. Contact: mstack@reduceyourworkerscomp.com.

 

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