article thumbnail

New Approaches to Managing Health Care Costs, Improving Outcomes

InterWest Insurance Services

Many PBMs earn commissions on drugs dispensed to patients and they benefit from steering them to higher-cost drugs. Ask them how they earn their money, and what kind of commissions and margins they are earning on drugs dispensed to your employees. It’s best to take this approach with the assistance of us, your broker.

article thumbnail

PBMs Feeling the Heat on All Fronts

InterWest Insurance Services

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. Additionally, PBMs have been accused of pocketing the rebates that drug manufacturers offer, instead of passing them on to the end users: the patients who are prescribed the medications. ”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

PBMs Feeling the Heat on All Fronts

InterWest Insurance Services

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. Additionally, PBMs have been accused of pocketing the rebates that drug manufacturers offer, instead of passing them on to the end users: the patients who are prescribed the medications. ”

article thumbnail

OSHA Cites Oakland NJ Company with $257,931 in Penalties

Workers' Compensation

Department of Labor inspection in June 2023 at an Oakland, NJ manufacturing company — that followed reports of two workers being injured — found employees exposed to dozens of serious safety and health hazards. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its inspection at FB International Inc. 2024 Update In Press.

article thumbnail

Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

Several studies have indicated evidence that the assumptions underlying the FCC and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection [ICNIRP] concerning exposure limits are invalid and are harmful to humans. International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF).

article thumbnail

OSHA Fines Robbinsville NJ $368K for Scissor Lift Hazard

Workers' Compensation

CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC could have prevented this tragedy had it followed proper safety precautions,” said OSHA Area Director Paula Dixon-Roderick in Marlton, New Jersey. CJ TMI manufactures frozen dumplings, wontons, and noodles for the Twin Marquis and Chef One brands. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

article thumbnail

United Hospital Supply Corp. faces $498K in penalties after amputation incident

Workers' Compensation

An employee's first day of work at a southern New Jersey manufacturing facility ended tragically when he suffered the amputation of three fingers while operating a press brake without required safety guards, similar to violations cited by federal safety investigators at the facility in 2010 and 2015. United Hospital Supply Corp.