Employers need to prepare for a wave of new laws legalizing cannabis.

Find out more about psychotropic drugs, their off-label use, and how the COVID-19 pandemic can teach workers’ comp professionals more about the injured worker experience.

The use of a host of strategies and tools, spurred on by the pandemic, is poised to face down mental health challenges in injured workers.

Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), along with data analytics and system integration, support stronger claims processes that bring out the best of what claims teams can offer injured workers.

The opioid misuse crisis continues to negatively impact the lives of patients while costing our health care system billions of dollars. This is why it still deserves our focus.

Join myMatrixx’s Phil Walls and The Hartford’s Adam Seidner as they explore alternative approaches to opioid pain management in workers’ compensation claims.

At a digital session produced by the National Comp conference, industry leaders will share how pharmacy and settlement programs can work together to produce better outcomes.

Unaddressed behavioral health factors can drive up costs for payers and expose injured workers to delayed return-to-work and painkiller addiction.

Despite regulation meant to curb abuse of physician dispensing, it’s still a common practice and presents both safety and financial risks. 

While PBMs should be helping payers negotiate drug prices, these common overcharges could prevent workers’ comp insurers and self-insureds from getting the best deals.

COVID-19 may be making it difficult for chronic pain patients to access care. Here’s what workers’ comp can do to help.

CBD is being hailed as a solution for everything from chronic pain to the opioid epidemic. But what do we really know about the cannabinoid?

Direct messaging capability connects providers and pharmacies with the information they need to deliver optimal patient care.

Because health care plays a big role in workers’ compensation, it is no surprise that the idea of pricing transparency is starting to trickle into the industry.

As he kicks off NWCDC, Dr. Drew Pinsky will address the unique issues of addiction treatment in workers’ comp, and about returning people to flourishing lives.

Specialty drugs, prescription cascades and generics are all impacting the cost of drugs in the workers’ compensation industry.

While dangerous drug combinations are diminishing within the industry, even one claim with drugs that don’t mix could put an injured worker’s well-being at risk

High prescription drug costs are a huge issue in workers’ compensation, but there are a few ways to tackle the rising costs.

A lack of product standardization, the new federal legality of some types of CBD and ever changing state regulations are just some of the issues facing the medical cannabis community.

A new decision out of Texas aims to hold PBMs accountable for their role in perpetuating the epidemic. Other municipalities are likely to follow suit.