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.
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This course will educate claims professionals on why it is important to protect Medicare’s interests and requirements for complying with the law.
This course will discuss the most effective tools available for claims professionals to facilitate stay-at-work/return-to-work and assist employers
Prescription opioid overdose deaths have largely been trending downward in the past few years, with a peak in 2017.