Workers' Compensation

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“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

Tags: Medicare , MSA , experimental treatment , CMS , Marinol , off label , off label drug use , FDA , charite lumbar disk replacement surgery , medical marijuana , Workers' Compensation

Out of Network/Attorney Directed and Physician Directed Pharmacies
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Jeffrey C. Napolitano

By Jeffrey C. Napolitano Juge Napolitano Guilbeau Ruli Frieman & Whiteley Metairie, LA The total cost of providing prescription medication in Louisiana workers' compensation cases have skyrocketed in the past 3 years. This can be attributed... Read More

Tags: pharmacy , pharmacy benefit managers , National Drug Code , Controlled Substances , third party billing , off label , mail order pharmacies , average wholesale price , prescriptions