Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new WCRI study that found noticeable decreases in the amount of opioids prescribed per workers’ comp claim in a majority of study states, coinciding with reforms directed at opioid use.
The study examined variations and trends among 25 states, comparing the number of opioids prescribed per claim over two roughly 24 month time periods ending in March 2012 and March 2014. The amount of opioids decreased over the two time time periods in a majority of study states, with statistically significant findings in the range of 20-31% in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Texas.
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