Wolf Administration Introduces Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Workers´ Compensation
(WorldNews Health)

Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration today introduced opioid prescribing guidelines for workers` compensation to help health care providers determine when opioids are appropriate for treatment of someone injured on the job. `In 2017, there were more than 17,000 workers` compensation claims made in Pennsylvania, and our state ranks third highest in the nation in the percentage of injured workers who become long-term opioid users,` Governor...