What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.
This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:
- The Texas House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill that would establish a rebuttable presumption for registered nurses who have died or been disabled from COVID-19.
- In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee enacted two presumption bills with a focus on expanding workers' compensation eligibility to front-line workers.
- State legislatures throughout the country are scrutinizing the ingrained PBM model within the healthcare delivery system.
This edition also includes an update about Massachusetts.
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