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June 16, 2008
AWPRx OPENS SATELLITE OFFICE IN BATON ROUGE, LA
AWPRx is pleased to announce the opening of their satellite office in Baton Rouge, LA. The office is located at:
11800 Industriplex Blvd.
Suite 2
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-5187
Telephone (800) 600-1930
Fax (225) 752-9962
W. "Jay" Roy III, CEO of AWPRx, says, "Based on our success in Louisiana, we are increasing our local presence. In order to meet our clients' needs and increase our legislative involvement AWPRx has opened an office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
AWPRx provides pharmacy benefit management services exclusively to the workers' compensation industry. Clients include third party administrators, insurance companies, self insured associations, municipalities, and self insured employers.
AWPRx is an active member of LASIE (Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers).
For further information or to schedule a presentation please contact John Mann CMO/Partner at mannj@awprx.com.
November 29, 2007
Health Wonk Review, NCCI Drug Study
If it's an alternating Thursday, this must be Health Wonk Review day. This week's edition is hosted by Dr. Roy Poses at Health Care Renewal. While we have many wise wonks in our roster, Dr. Poses is one of the few participating physicians, a welcome perspective. His introduction to this week's HWR discusses the reasons why he and his physician co-bloggers launched their blog - to address threats to health care's core values, especially those stemming from concentration and abuse of power. Go check out his blog, and today's substantial issue of HWR.
Prescription Drug Study - Hot off the presses, NCCI's Prescription Drug Survey - 2007 Update. NCCI notes that there are signs that the prescription drug share of total medical costs for workers compensation is leveling off, and cites a few promising developments: some popular drugs that were frequently used in workers compensation claims have been withdrawn from the marketplace; generic versions of some popular drugs have been approved; and the introduction of new drugs has slowed.
Source: Workers' Comp Insider
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