After years of decline, prescription payments per medical claim increased in the majority of states studied between 2022 and 2025, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

From triage-first models to pharmacy management and mental health intervention, a new analysis reveals the approaches delivering measurable results across workers’ compensation and liability programs.

A policy rooted in the era of the corner druggist is now fueling exponential prescription markups in workers’ comp claims.

Health care labor shortages can place some of our most vulnerable citizens at risk.

Topical medications emerge as cost driver as opioid use plummets, but state variations persist: NCCI.

Injectable treatments increasingly used in workers’ compensation medical care, with use and cost varying widely: WCRI.

New survey data from 507 industry professionals highlights the challenges of managing claims complexities when visibility into injured workers’ medical information and cost drivers is limited – and where solutions might be found.

PBM expert Paul King outlines trends in pain management, transparency, and AI shaping workers’ compensation pharmacy at National Comp 2025.

Kristine Kennedy of Healthesystems discusses how digital tools and empathy are reshaping workers’ comp, from improving communication with injured workers to leveraging AI for better outcomes.

Enlyte’s Nikki Wilson offers a fresh take on a promising alternative to opioids, a first-of-its-kind FDA-approved non-addictive medication for pain.

As workers’ compensation leaders prepare for the coming year, key trends in managed care programs are rapidly emerging. By proactively identifying and responding to these developments, leaders can significantly enhance long-term claims outcomes.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a crucial role beyond price negotiations, focusing on clinical management, network strategies, and service. Effective PBMs manage costs, enhance care, and ensure transparency and security, addressing unique workers’ comp needs.

A wide array of clinical expertise can help PBM pharmacists offer the best possible service to payers.

In conversation, Gallagher Bassett’s Johnny Taylor shares his thoughts on physician dispensing, behavioral health and more.

The decline in opioid prescribing is reshaping pharmacy costs in workers’ comp, allowing a more diverse range of concerns to come to the fore.

A new series of reports from Enlyte analyzing pharmacy spend and utilization data from 2022 reveals that topicals have surpassed opioids in overall cost, though pharmacy costs and utilization have remained relatively stable.

CompPharma looked at current trends within the workers’ compensation pharmacy landscape and found payers are looking for more actionable data from their PBMs.

Opioid overprescription continues to present critical obstacles in the workplace. This National Comp 2022 panel will delve into the costs and benefits of long-term non-pharmacological pain management approaches that could help end the opioid crisis.

Two top docs in the workers’ comp arena bust key myths the industry must contend with surrounding cannabis use amid the substance’s legal momentum.

Each year will bring a new class of medications onto the radar of pharmacy benefit managers, here’s what they’re watching now.