Emerging trends in pharmaceutical design and drug manufacturing are shifting toward presenting the market with new ways to develop medications. Specialty medications continue to be a major area of pharmaceutical development and have become widely discussed in workers’ comp due to their significant costs. Although they represent approximately 1% of drug utilization, they account for nearly 7% of prescription drug costs and represent the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. pharmaceutical market. While specialty drug products are often associated with a hefty price tag, some can offer clinical advantages when deployed for the right patient at the right time, making careful oversight and patient selection imperative to achieving desired outcomes in this space. Watch the video blog to learn more.
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Mitchell I Genex Finalizes Coventry Workers' Comp Services Acquisition
Deal expands industry-leading solutions to boost better claims outcomes and improve lives for injured individuals.
Mitchell Genex Finalizes Coventry Workers’ Comp Services Acquisition
Deal expands industry-leading solutions to boost better claims outcomes and improve lives for injured individuals.
Mitchell | Genex Finalizes Coventry Workers' Comp Services Acquisition
Deal expands industry-leading solutions to boost better claims outcomes and improve lives for injured individuals
Mitchell Genex Finalizes Coventry Workers’ Comp Services Acquisition
Deal expands industry-leading solutions to boost better claims outcomes and improve lives for injured individuals.
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Data analysis by Aarthi Thiruvengadam Over the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workers’ compensation industry has gone through an unprecedented number of changes, from an increase in telemedicine to a shift to working from home. To get a clearer picture of how the pandemic has changed our industry so far this year, we took a closer look at Mitchell’s 2020 workers’ compensation claims data.