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.
The Vermont Department of Health has adopted its permanent opioid prescribing rules. The rules are effective March 1, 2019.
More states are turning to drug formularies to help improve pharmacy care for injured workers and control costs.
The dawning of the new year saw a flurry of activity on medical and recreational marijuana laws.
States continue to propose opioid prescribing limits and are looking at more ways to control the prescribing and use of opioids through physician e
Florida, Hawaii and New Jersey are considering changes to their auto insurance personal injury protection laws.
In the new year, states continue to wrangle with many of the same issues we have seen in past years, but we are seeing some new twists and a surge