In this free 45-minute recorded webinar held on Sept. 29, Dr. Vennela Thumula and Dongchun Wang discussed findings from the WCRI FlashReport—Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2018Q1 to 2021Q1.

The 28 states in the study are Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. In each quarter, prescriptions that were dispensed for all medical claims with injuries occurring within three years of the prescription fill date and paid under workers’ compensation were included.

The following questions were addressed:

• Which drug groups make up the most prescription drug payments in workers’ compensation?
• What are the latest trends in spending?
• Are there emerging cost drivers? Is physician dispensing driving the costs for any of the drug groups in any state?
• How do payments for the various drug groups differ among the study states?
• Did prescription drug spending change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Click here to watch now. Click here for a copy of the slides.

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