U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Minnesota Workers’ Comp Cannabis Cases

July 12, 2022

On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released an order list for a host of cases before the Court. As part of the list, the Court noted the requests for two workers’ compensation case reviews (Musta v Mendota Heights Dental, et al, and Bierbach v Digger’s Polaris, et al) that had been denied. These two cases dealt with rulings in the state of Minnesota related to employers being required to reimburse for medical marijuana for a workers’ compensation claim.

A Personalized Approach to High-MED Opioid Management

April 19, 2022

The Long, Winding Road of Drug Pricing

April 11, 2022

One of the most persistent and complex challenges facing workers’ compensation claims administrators and insurers is managing prescription drug costs. The problems around prescription drugs are pervasive throughout the health care industry, have been around for over a century, and cover a wide range of issues including accessibility, efficacy and cost. For workers’ compensation payors, cost has been the most challenging issue. 

The Rise of Fentanyl in the Midst of an Already Troubling Opioid Epidemic

March 24, 2022

Each day we hear more and more stories of addiction, overdose, and deaths with heartbreaking stories of the individuals and the families who have been impacted by the opioid epidemic. In an attempt to address this crisis, more aggressive clinical intervention and opioid management programs are being adopted, and opioid use has steadily decreased for workers’ compensation patients; however, according to an NSC survey, 75% of employers are being directly impacted by employee opioid misuse.