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Evidence-Based Medicine Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Posted on 2 Dec 2013 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. The current trend across the country is to require evidence-based medicine for treatment of employees who are injured on the job. Statutory and regulatory mandates are emerging on a state-by-state basis. Stakeholders within... Read More

CWCI Finds Use of Compounded Drugs in California Workers’ Comp Are Down, But Payments Are Up
Posted on 5 Feb 2013 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

New CWCI research shows that compounded drugs accounted for a declining share of California workers’ compensation prescriptions last year following reforms intended to contain the use and associated costs of these drugs and changes in how they are... Read More

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Powered by Larson's (5/15/2016)
Posted on 16 May 2016 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

WCRI Publishes New Study on Ambulatory Surgery Centers . FDA Issues Three New Draft Guidances for Compound Drugs . EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave, ADA . AK: WCB Discusses Budget, HB 214 Workers Comp Appeals Commission . ... Read More

Opioids – The Grand Debate
Posted on 8 Jan 2015 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

An examination of ACOEM’s newly revised opioid practice guidelines for treatment of pain By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. We hate statistics but policymakers can’t live without them. For example, 100 million residents of the United States... Read More

NCCI Addresses Workers’ Compensation Prescription Drugs Costs
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Increased Utilization of Predominantly Expensive Drugs Fuel Cost Rise An August 2011 research brief by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) analyzed the trend of prescription drugs constituting a disproportionately high percentage... Read More

Medications We Frequently See in Workers’ Comp Physician Reports
Posted on 23 Nov 2011 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. The following chart lists the brand or common and chemical names of drugs we regularly see in our cases embedded in medical-legal reports, treating physician reports and subpoenaed medical records. Some physicians randomly use... Read More

“Off Label” Uses of Medical Products and Services
Posted on 9 Jun 2011 by Vernon R. Sumwalt

By Vernon Sumwalt, Esq. Under most workers’ compensation programs, coverage for medical treatment differs from the coverage afforded by other plans. For example, state workers’ compensation programs often cover “reasonable and necessary”... Read More

CWCI Finds Use of Compounded Drugs in California Workers’ Comp Are Down, But Payments Are Up
Posted on 5 Feb 2013 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

New CWCI research shows that compounded drugs accounted for a declining share of California workers’ compensation prescriptions last year following reforms intended to contain the use and associated costs of these drugs and changes in how they are... Read More

Off-Label Drugs and Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides
Posted on 11 Jun 2011 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL, LLC With the addition of Part D to the Medicare program in 2006, Medicare set-aside allocations (“MSAs”) grew exponentially overnight. The problem was further exacerbated by the April... Read More

Medications We Frequently See in Workers’ Comp Physician Reports
Posted on 23 Nov 2011 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. The following chart lists the brand or common and chemical names of drugs we regularly see in our cases embedded in medical-legal reports, treating physician reports and subpoenaed medical records. Some physicians randomly... Read More

NCCI Addresses Workers’ Compensation Prescription Drugs Costs
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Increased Utilization of Predominantly Expensive Drugs Fuel Cost Rise An August 2011 research brief by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) analyzed the trend of prescription drugs constituting a disproportionately high percentage... Read More

New Progressive Medical White Paper Addresses Medical Foods in Workers’ Compensation
Posted on 11 May 2011 by Progressive Medical, Inc.

White paper offers insight on managing the rising expense of medical foods WESTERVILLE, Ohio--Progressive Medical, Inc. ( http://www.progressive-medical.com ) released a new white paper, “Managing the Medical Foods Dilemma.” The white... Read More