Please give serious consideration to the work injury claims out there – as insurers, we have very little ability to fight against the rampant prescribing patterns, extreme morphine equivalent doses (MED) and physician dispensing for profit. If the legislators give the insurers a fair chance in managing pharmacy utilization, the number of drugs available for diversion will drop dramatically. I see many studies being done on the problem but rarely is it mentioned that the insurance companies are often court-ordered to provide claimants with unreasonable amounts of medication indefinitely (regardless of inadequate medical documentation, functional improvement, or even compliance). We manage each claim within the jurisdictional rules but they are unfortunately enabling the ongoing epidemic.
Please give serious consideration to the work injury claims out there – as insurers, we have very little ability to fight against the rampant prescribing patterns, extreme morphine equivalent doses (MED) and physician dispensing for profit. If the legislators give the insurers a fair chance in managing pharmacy utilization, the number of drugs available for diversion will drop dramatically. I see many studies being done on the problem but rarely is it mentioned that the insurance companies are often court-ordered to provide claimants with unreasonable amounts of medication indefinitely (regardless of inadequate medical documentation, functional improvement, or even compliance). We manage each claim within the jurisdictional rules but they are unfortunately enabling the ongoing epidemic.