
Case Study: Denying Medication that has Been Approved for Decades
Patient DJ was injured in September of 2003. DJ is established for multiple sites of injury, including the neck, back and left shoulder. DJ has been receiving multiple medications for pain fo
Bill Introduced to Help Injured Workers
Assembly member Harry Bronson has introduced and Assembly members Peter Abbate, Michael Benedetto, Karl Barbenec, and Andrew Hevesi have co-sponsored, Assembly Bill A01013, which would allow for in
Moving in the Right Direction
On September 7, 2021 representatives of the Coalition to save injured workers met with assembly senior staff to discuss legislation to provide a safety net for those that fall through the cra

State Assembly Let Injured Workers Down
Last week the 2021 legislative session came to a close. It was a sad day as the state Assembly failed to act in getting injured workers the care they need.

Small Pharmacies Can Have a Big Impact on those Hurt on the Job
ALBANY – Peter Levis, Supervising Pharmacist, and George Rontiris, Owner, of Titan Pharmacy in Astoria Queens are trying to do the right thing, but New York law does not offer the

NYS AFL-CIO Supports S. 1026
The Coalition to Protect Injured Workers would like to bring to your attention that the the New York State AFL-CIO, representing over 2.5 million workers, has announced their support for legislatio

IWBA Support Memo
The Injured Workers' Bar Association is a statewide organization of lawyers dedicated to protecting the rights of the injured and disabled working people of New York.

Letter To WCB From Psychiatrists
Daniel Kuhn M.D., P.C.
Integrative Neuropsychiatric Services
200 W. 57th Street
Suite 1205
New York, NY 10019

Support Memo S7245 (Ramos / A8117 (Bronson) Relates to contracted network pharmacy use
The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (“PSSNY”) supports the passage of this legislation that will protect patient choice in the selection of their pharmacy.

WORKERS COMPENSATION FORMULARY FAILING INJURED WORKERS
The NYS WCB pharmacy formulary implementation is bad. From across the spectrum of the workers’ compensation world – patients, prescribers, attorneys, pharmacies – the same news i

The fight for better drug deals
As the New York state legislative session kicks into high gear, the debate over prescription drug prices is back on the table. Gov.

COVID-19’s Top Legal and Regulatory Pitfalls for Workers’ Comp — What to Watch Out For
The state-level workers’ comp system is difficult enough to navigate in an average world.