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Find Solutions & Strategies November 21, 2011 |
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Prescription Drug Abuse: The "P" Stakeholders
Pharmaceutical companies, physicians, pharmacies, payers, and patients | |
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Dear WC Professionals:
Thanks to Stuart Colburn, Esq. for sharing his presentation on the stakeholders for Prescription Drug Abuse in America.
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Robin E. Kobayashi, JD
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 Prescription Drug Abuse in America (Part Two): The "P" Stakeholders, by Stuart Colburn, Esq. The "P" stakeholders are pharmaceutical companies, physicians, pharmacies, payers, and patients.
Pharmaceutical Companies. Unlike illegal drug manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry includes Fortune 500 companies which are well-respected in their communities. Drug makers spend billions in research, development, and testing, and they truly make miracle drugs that save lives. Numerous pain management medications have also improved the quality of life for millions of Americans. Pharmaceutical companies must make a profit and create value for their shareholders. Like any good capitalist, they must create products people want. To reach their target audience and "hit their number", they market drugs to their potential customers first using attractive drug reps visiting doctors' offices and later directly to consumers. Profit motive leads to better drugs, but can also lead to some perversions. > Learn more. |
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| Larson's spotlight: 5 recent cases you should know about | |
 Larson's Spotlight reports noteworthy workers' comp cases each week. This list was compiled by Thomas A. Robinson, a staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation Law, the nation's leading authority on workers' compensation law.
> Read the summaries & court decisions.
1. AR: Award of Death Benefits to Nonresident Aliens Affirmed
2. NC: Nurse's Assistant Prevails on Injury Claim in Spite of State's Restrictive Definitional of "Accidental" Injury
3. NE: In Making "Fair and Equitable" Division of Third Party Settlement Proceeds, Trial Court Could Not Condition Carrier's Reimbursement on Whether Injured Worker Had Been "Made Whole"
4. PA: Paving Worker Strikes Bowling Ball With Sledgehammer, Loses Eye and Workers' Comp Claim
5. WY: Prisoner's Injuries from "Head-Butt" by Fellow Prisoner During Argument Over Kitchen Duties Was Not Compensable
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| wcri's elephant in the room | |
Last week, at WCRI's 28th Annual Issues & Research Conference, Dr Richard Victor explained that the elephant in the room is that 25 million people are competing for 3.5 million jobs, presenting challenges and difficulties for our workers' compensation system while the economy struggles to recover. We'll have more information on the "elephant" in the coming weeks. |
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| blogS at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community |
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter - Mum's the Word for Double-Dipping Florist Who Created Floral Arrangements While On Disability, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
 Take This to the Bank: Carriers in Delaware Cannot Be Compelled to Use Direct Deposit, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
Trusty Ruddy Does It Again -- and a Thanksgiving Salute to Partial Disability in Delaware, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
A Cat in a Pinafore...and a Little Bit About the Delaware Farm Exclusion, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
 Missouri: "Special Errand" Costs Employer in Cross-Over Accident, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it.
 New York Court of Appeals Upholds ATF Deposit on PPD Cases, by Ronald Balter, Esq. Read it.
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ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES |
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2011 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com. November 14, 2011: Prescription Drug Abuse in America (Part One): The Problem.
November 7, 2011: Medical Costs Trends: Claim Size Matters.
October 31, 2011: Supremes Consider Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
October 24, 2011: Excess Loss Development.
October 17, 2011: Diligent Job Search or Diddling Around.
October 10, 2011: Workers Compensation Claim Frequency.
September 26, 2011: Student-Athlete Controversy.
September 19, 2011: Prescription Drug Costs.
September 12, 2011: MSP Reporting: AIA Seeks Another Delay.
September 6, 2011: Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Workers' Comp Perspective.
August 29, 2011: Battle of the AMA Guides: 5th Edition vs. 6th Edition.
August 22, 2011: Average Weekly Wage & Concurrent Employment.
August 15, 2011: War Hazards Compensation Act: Reimbursement Claims.
August 8, 2011: The Stroke Belt and Implications for Workers' Compensation.
August 1, 2011: FECA Senate Hearing.
July 25, 2011: Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Injuries.
July 18, 2011: Hearing Loss Burden of Proof.
July 11, 2011: State Workers' Comp Ball of Confusion: AIA's Position on WC Issues.
July 5, 2011: Pulmonary Embolism and the Homebased Worker.
June 20, 2011: Out of Network Pharmacies; Home Office Injuries.
June 13, 2011: Off-Label Drugs.
June 6, 2011: Transgender Issues.
May 31, 2011: Cell Phone Distractions.
May 23, 2011: FECA Reform Proposals; Benefits Review Board Update.
May 16, 2011: Full Face Transplant; Medical Foods; P&C Industry Trends.
May 9, 2011: State of the Line; Workers Comp Trends.
May 2, 2011: Prescription Drug Abuse.
April 25, 2011: Radiation Exposure; Medical Fee Schedules.
April 18, 2011: FECA Reform.
April 11, 2011: NCCI's 2011 Workers' Comp Issues Report.
April 4, 2011: Workers' Comp Centennial.
March 28, 2011: Medicare Secondary Payer Reform Legislation; LHWCA Comp Rates.
March 21, 2011: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
March 14, 2011: Medicare Set-Aside & Special Needs Trust; Union Battle.
March 7, 2011: 50 State Labor Law Ranking; Illegal Aliens & Workers Comp.
February 28, 2011: Union Battle.
February 21, 2011: Erectile Dysfunction in Workers Comp Claims.
February 14, 2011: Workers Comp Notable People 2010.
February 7, 2011: Workers Comp Centennial; NCCI's Gauging the Economy.
January 31, 2011: Medicare Set-Aside Allocations; Workers Comp Soft Market.
January 24, 2011: Sex, Lies & Videotape - Injured Worker.
January 17, 2011: FECA & Workers Comp Waste; Medical Residents; AMA Guides.
January 10, 2011: Top 10 Bizarre Cases for 2010.
January 3, 2011: Depression and Delayed Recovery.
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