Pill Mills are a Cost Driver in Workers Compensation Claims ...
From: Work Comp Roundup - Reduce Your Workers Compensation Insurance Coverage Costs with Timely Information for Employers - 12:14pm - March 1, 2012The fastest growing area of workers compensation fraud is narcotics abuse. The fake workers comp claim for the purpose of feeding a drug addiction, or for the purpose of obtaining narcotics for resale, is a fast growing problem.? Employers and claim adjusters should proceed with caution when an employee has been given a narcotic prescription, especially when there has not been a recent surgery. ? The term ?pill mills? has been used by law enforcement to describe medical facilities where the primary purpose of the medical facility is to write prescriptions for painkillers.? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been raiding medical facilities in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and other states with mixed results. They close down one pill mill only to have another one pop up. (WCxKit) ? ? Pill mills often try to camouflage the activity as pain manag...
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Source: http://ewallstreeter.com/pill-mills-are-a-cost-driver-in-workers-compensation-claims-5469/
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