by Kelia Scott | Aug 20, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) released a report that shows that even though the efforts to reduce opioid use in the state have worked somewhat, they are still common in claims with multiple prescriptions and are the most prevalent drug type in...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 20, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
New Hampshire businesses may be paying even less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year, which would make it the seventh year in a row that the state’s rates decreased. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed a rate proposal with the...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 15, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy released the 2017 Kentucky Overdose Fatality Report which shows that overdoses in the state increased by 11.5 percent from the previous year. Authors of the study point to opioids as the cause of many of these overdoses and...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 15, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Coventry released the third part of their 2017 Drug Trends Series, and this segment focuses on opioids and compounds which are closely watched topics in workers’ comp. The data from the series is based on calendar year transactions billed through their pharmacy...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 14, 2018 | Industry Insights, Workers' Comp News
Motor vehicle accidents in the country have increased during the past few years. According to data released from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) the number of workers’ compensation claims for motor vehicle accidents has also increased during this...
