Workers’ comp carriers saved an average 11 percent in their pharmacy costs in 2016, driven by a 13.3 percent reduction in opioid cost, according to an annual survey by pharmacy benefit manager CompPharma. CompPharma’s 14th analyzed pharmacy cost data from 2016 of 23 workers’ compensation insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured employers and state funds. PBMs’…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced several new initiatives to deliver new addiction treatment, recovery and support services to residents suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York City and Long Island. The Governor also announced new statewide guidance and regulations that will limit patient brokering and reduce barriers to insurance coverage for…
45% Reduction of Opioid Usage by Using Transdermal Medication Study selected for presentation at the 2017 American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) Conference in Orlando, Florida (March 2017) NEWS PROVIDED BY Clarity Science Dec 20, 2016, 12:59 ET AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20, 2016, /PRNewswire/ — Clarity, a global international scientific research company, based in Austin, Texas, announces…
NEWS PROVIDED BY Clarity Science Oct 04, 2017, 18:00 ET AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Clarity Science, a division of Safe Harbor Compliance and Clinical Services LLC, report results of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)- approved Optimizing Patient Experience and Response to Topical Analgesics (OPERA) Study which evaluated patients with chronic pain who were treated with Topical Compounded Pain Creams….
OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS RAVAGING AMERICA: Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost their lives to drug abuse, and it will only get worse unless action is taken. • In 2016, more than two million Americans had an addiction to prescription or illicit opioids. • Since 2000, over 300,000 Americans have died from overdoses involving opioids….
businessinsurance.com Louise Esola 8/9/2017 1:35:00 PM The Travelers Companies Inc. has spent the past two years attempting to curb opioid abuse by gauging the likelihood that an injured worker would become hooked — and it helped reduce opioid use in claims by 30% among 500,000 claimants in the United States, the company reported Wednesday. The…
The use of opioid medications, particularly long-acting opioid medications, is an independent risk factor for the development of catastrophic claims. Public concerns surrounding the use of opioids to treat chronic pain, not involving cancer or terminal illness, have grown as the number of prescriptions for opioid analgesics has continued to increase. Prescribing patterns have…
Pain is a highly complex concept that has a different effect on and unique perception for each individual pain sufferer. This multifaceted phenomenon involves physical, cognitive, and emotional factors and thus requires an individualized treatment plan [1]. Pain may be a symptom that results from inflammation or changes to the nervous system due to injury…