First Script saw continued decreasing opioid trends across our retail and mail-order programs in 2019, even while overall prescription trends saw a slight upward shift in utilization per claim and cost per claim. Even with these changes, opioids remain the #1 therapeutic class by usage and cost, however, 2019 marked the largest reduction of the last 5 years in the percentage of opioid scripts with greater than or equal to 90 MED. View the video blog here.
Alternative therapies are mentioned often by participants in the workers compensation sector trying to manage injured workers' pain while shi
When employees injure themselves at work, a potentially lethal risk may ensue — they may be prescribed and become addicted to an opioid painkille
When employees injure themselves at work, a potentially lethal risk may ensue; they may be prescribed and become addicted to an opioid painkiller.
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Michigan passed SB1 on May 30, 2019, which overhauls the Michigan auto no-fault system with a new fee schedule effective July 2021.