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.
More stories
Mitchell
Conference
The SEMA Show 2017
The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the
Mitchell
Conference
National Workers' Comp Conference 2017
The National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo (NWC&a
Workers' Comp
Podcast
Rigorous vs. Permissive Utilization Review: Beyond the ‘Rubber Stamp’
Mitchell
Conference
Mitchell 2018 mPower Conference
Join us for Mitchell’s annual customer gathering, the Mitchell 2018 mPower Conference.
Workers' Comp
Article
Communication is Key to Ending Disparity
A couple years ago, Genex surveyed our case managers to determine the
Risk & Insurance
In the News